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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying down
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The researchers recommend setting small, achievable financial goals like building an emergency fund or paying off one small debt to build momentum.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025 -
For him, paying off the mortgage was a huge milestone that gave him peace of mind.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The president had previously been adamant about Harvard paying up, as a few other schools have done, to end federal actions against it.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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Still, many are not convinced that is a good reason for Medicaid to continue paying up to a five-fold premium for public ambulance service providers relative to private competitors.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Paying down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying%20down. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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