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or sprung (for)
as in paid
to give what is owed for
offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The artists were paid for their work.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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His two biggest calls, making Fernandez captain and starting Tosin Adarabioyo at centre-back, both paid off against Leeds.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Holzhauer's experience as a professional sports gambler paid off.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Sprang (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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