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sprang (for)

verb

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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  1. paid
  2. paid off
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  • In February, the village filed suit against Fifth Third Bank seeking $2 million that officials allege the institution improperly paid out in fraudulent checks signed by Henyard.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The case was sparked by a nearly $800 million settlement Fox paid to Dominion Voting Systems, which accused the network of spreading conspiracy theories about fraud in the 2020 election.
    — Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • The chief market strategist at MAI Capital Management took a big position in Dell Technologies earlier this year, a bet that paid off when the server maker suddenly caught AI lightning in a bottle after earlier selling for just eight times earnings.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The move paid off against Georgia State, but questions remain about the Knights’ ability to hold up on the line of scrimmage.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of paid off
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“Sprang (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28for%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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