springs (for)

present tense third-person singular of spring (for)
as in pays
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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  • The Federal Election Commission requires presidential candidates to reveal who pays them.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • How much someone with insurance pays for these drugs depends on their health plan; Eli Lilly notes on its website that through private insurance, people can pay as little as $25 a month.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The conceit is risky but pays off.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • The new library would replace Truckee’s existing 50-year-old structure, which supporters say no longer meets the needs of a growing population.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Tesla shareholders have approved a conditional pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could unlock up to a trillion dollars in stock if the company meets specific criteria, according to preliminary results from the annual shareholder meeting.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Springs (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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