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
  • If Paramount prevails in court, it would be paid the bond, thereby compensating for the ticking fees and other costs.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Each is compensating, in its own way, for advertising channels the cannabis industry still can't use, and for trust that, in a young and still-stigmatized market, has to be built face to face.
    Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After avenging his father’s murder, Kenji was forced to flee his country, carrying only his sword and his shame.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • There’s a house on the property where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Vito Corleone avenging his mother’s death in The Godfather Part II, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were interested in a much older tale about Sicily—one of gods and mortals.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Two lenders can quote the same number and still hand you different terms for repaying the loan.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Liverpool desperately need striker Alexander Isak to stay fit and start repaying last summer’s £125million fee.
    Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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  • But rather than the satisfying sound of arrow meeting deer, Kontras heard a loud, bothersome clank.
    Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And there is something satisfying in tracking clues and decoding references.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers.
    Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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“Requiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiting. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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