as in to compensate
to make up for (an offense)
tried to atone for forgetting their anniversary by giving his wife a truly extravagant gift
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Lawyers, at times, were not compensated at all for this work.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Artists are compensated in other ways, though.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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To redeem the offer, use code GOODWILLDUNKIN at checkout.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Michigan Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600.—
Detroit Free Press Staff,
Freep.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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After serving her sentence, Thomas was ordered to repay $325,159 in restitution to the United States Department of Agriculture.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The lender gives money up front and then takes a weekly or daily cut of receipts directly from the borrower's bank account until the debt is repaid and then some.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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This story has been updated with new information, to reframe parts of the story and to correct spelling errors.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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Problems arise when trees interfere with power lines, but professional pruning can correct this.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Sisters have come a long way, but never strayed from their mission: to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2023
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But now Epstein, 49, is wearing a different hat, and hoping to expiate his unintended sins against a sport that has been his lifelong passion.—
David Axelrod,
CNN,
1 Apr. 2023
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“Atone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone%20%28for%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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