sprang (for)

variants or sprung (for)
Definition of sprang (for)next
past tense of spring (for)
as in paid
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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  • In most cases, bed and board have to be paid for, but there are a series of daily spending caps on different elements, such as food and hotel costs.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Texas coach Steve Sarkisian’s offense with quarterback Arch Manning still is not doing what, these days, it is paid to do.
    — Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
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  • The bet paid off, close to hundreds of millions of views later, all without ever having taken a single drama class.
    — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • My instinct — and the instinct among many borrowers, says Glutz — is to use the period immediately after my card is paid off to charge major expenses.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Sprang (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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