requiting

present participle of requite
1
as in compensating
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit

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as in avenging
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels

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Verb
  • For decades, the system has demanded toughness in exactly the wrong places, tolerating dysfunctional technology, absorbing endless documentation, and compensating for broken workflows.
    Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026
  • The most obvious concession is compensating Cubans and Americans whose assets were confiscated during the revolution.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
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  • Mir is focused on fulfilling his dad’s dreams of investing DarCo money in golf courses and country clubs, while Raj is focused on avenging their father’s death at the hands of his former lieutenant, Ahmad (Brian George).
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • And following the game, Chisholm noted that he and some of his Yankees teammates are focused on avenging their playoff loss to the Blue Jays from last season.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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  • Thus, simply repaying the trust fund and deporting the immigrants would restore Social Security to permanent solvency.
    Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • Borrowers who are currently repaying loans won’t see any immediate changes.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
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  • Part of what draws readers to particular genre books, whether on Amazon or at airport kiosks, is the fealty to hyper-specific tropes and reliable plot patterns, the predictable and satisfying arcs of its heroines and heroes.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Tapert admitted that such moves, while ultimately satisfying, also come with a bit of trepidation.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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  • Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • That speed and ease of use made the app popular for splitting restaurant bills, reimbursing friends, and handling other everyday transactions.
    Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
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“Requiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiting. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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