sprung (for)

Definition of sprung (for)next
past participle of spring (for)
as in stood
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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  • In the following two years, officials project thousands of additional job reductions in a workforce that this year stood at 83,000.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Mother stood apart from other vegetarian and vegan places in that Venditti only used whole ingredients, no alt foods.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
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  • The amount of money each customer receives from the settlement is based on the total amount of Amazon Prime membership fees paid throughout the duration of their subscription.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • His captors released him after his family paid the $15,000 ransom.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
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  • The boy's family settled a federal lawsuit with the city earlier this year.
    TRAVIS LOLLER, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
  • What the law says This new memo calls into question what legal experts say has been settled law for decades.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • That decision paid off big time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
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“Sprung (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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