Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
Verb
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The reversion reinstates in big type the only brand that compels many of the service’s 122 million customers to pony up several dollars in subscription fees each month.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025 -
That's particularly true in the horse-racing industry, where employers may be more willing to pony up thousands of dollars upfront for the right workers that would give them a competitive edge in the next race.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Yet globally, less than 3 percent of adaptation actions are financed by private capital.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Much of this volume comes from financing M&A activity.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Pivetta is a man of few words, and almost none of those words are ever expended making excuses.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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