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as in reimbursed
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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as in reciprocated
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaid
Bill Conway, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The crypto stays in custody in Better’s Coinbase Prime account for the life of the loan and is returned once the loan is repaid.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
At that point, credit card companies may decide that receiving a partial payment is better than continuing to pursue an account that may never be repaid at all.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Those bonds will be repaid with property taxes and with any revenue generated from selling power from the dams' hydroelectric plants, which can resume operating once the lakes are full.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
The Commissioners Court voted unanimously Friday to advertise its intent to issue $350 million in bonds, which would amount to $688 million with interest repaid through property taxes over the next several decades.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
MUDs are essentially governmental entities that developers can use to finance infrastructure through the issuance of bonds which are repaid by tax revenue and fees collected from homeowners.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
That loan needed to be repaid by last October but wasn’t, according to the lender.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Your love, support and relentless energy can never be repaid.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
We were told the debt would be repaid responsibly, in equal installments amortizing over three to five years, just like the car loans that working families take out every day.
—Bill Conway, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The crypto stays in custody in Better’s Coinbase Prime account for the life of the loan and is returned once the loan is repaid.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
At that point, credit card companies may decide that receiving a partial payment is better than continuing to pursue an account that may never be repaid at all.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Those bonds will be repaid with property taxes and with any revenue generated from selling power from the dams' hydroelectric plants, which can resume operating once the lakes are full.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
The Commissioners Court voted unanimously Friday to advertise its intent to issue $350 million in bonds, which would amount to $688 million with interest repaid through property taxes over the next several decades.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
MUDs are essentially governmental entities that developers can use to finance infrastructure through the issuance of bonds which are repaid by tax revenue and fees collected from homeowners.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
That loan needed to be repaid by last October but wasn’t, according to the lender.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Your love, support and relentless energy can never be repaid.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaid
Verb
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In that deal, more than 24,000 customers were reimbursed about $35 million.—
Dave Collins,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The service has worked out how people can be reimbursed for living in hotel rooms, including families who were temporarily relocated to Italy and Germany before being transported back to the United States.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Teamsters head reciprocated, featuring Mullin on his Better Bad Ideas podcast.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Since childhood, letter writer was told to show up for older siblings who never reciprocated.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.—
Alex Heard,
Outside,
4 Mar. 2026
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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An earnings tax is a tax paid on income earned by a person, like salaries, wages, tips and investments.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Athletes have largely won the freedom to transfer almost at will via the portal along with the ability to be paid by schools that are now doling out more than $20 million a year to their athletes.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Investigators would spend weeks building their case, combing through nearly 7,000 texts exchanged over the three months before Harold died.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Despite the intensity on the court, Staley and Auriemma have typically exchanged public pleasantries, complimenting each others' successes and importance to the women's game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Miami also declined to offer Jovic, though there’s no indication that his inclusion would have satisfied Phoenix.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Another way to look at it is the Heat have well compensated Bam for the challenge ahead with the three-year, $166 million extension that kicks in next season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers backing the proposal argue that Iran provides security for the strait and should be compensated by foreign shippers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But after years of wooing Silicon Valley, the Defense Department’s interest became requited, with companies like Amazon seeing opportunities to replace the government’s hodge-podge data centers with cloud computing, for which the Pentagon was offering a $10 billion contract prize in 2019.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Repaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaid. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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