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as in reimbursing
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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as in paying
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaying
He's spent 20 years repaying this debt kindness.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Their matchmaker, Aklilu, was repaying a kindness by Ceccarelli from many years ago.
—Susan Young, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
As long as the loan funds are spent, PG&E isn’t on the hook for repaying any of the loan itself.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The classmates laugh and jeer, but Glinda, repaying Elphaba’s act of kindness, joins her in a wordless duet.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Victims are often coerced into repaying loans at sky-high interest rates, with some even being threatened for delays.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Share this plan with your lenders and creditors to demonstrate your commitment to repaying your obligations and maintaining a positive credit standing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Their matchmaker, Aklilu, was repaying a kindness by Ceccarelli from many years ago.
—Susan Young, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
As long as the loan funds are spent, PG&E isn’t on the hook for repaying any of the loan itself.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The classmates laugh and jeer, but Glinda, repaying Elphaba’s act of kindness, joins her in a wordless duet.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Victims are often coerced into repaying loans at sky-high interest rates, with some even being threatened for delays.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Share this plan with your lenders and creditors to demonstrate your commitment to repaying your obligations and maintaining a positive credit standing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaying
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Agencies are playing their part, like the National Healthcare Security Administration, which laid out ways for reimbursing brain implant surgeries through its state insurance fund.—
Gina Chon,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The complaint alleges that Starbucks violated the law by not reimbursing employees who needed to buy new clothes to comply with the dress code.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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The increase was due to Walmart introducing some higher-paying hourly roles in its Auto Care Centers last year, among other changes, the company said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The poster continued to drag out the process, paying with cash instead of a card and taking their time bagging the groceries.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In her memoir Melania, published in October 2024, the first lady also reportedly wrote about a friendship with the royal family and exchanging letters with King Charles.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The ChatGPT study confirmed the huge reach OpenAI has, with 700 million active weekly users, or almost 10% of the global population, exchanging some 18 billion messages with the chatbot every week.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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For her part, Bernstein is reciprocating by teaching Hunter and his dad how to play her sport of choice.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Four national surveys have found that Americans favor compensating kidney donors, and four separate surveys of physicians show similar support in the medical community.—
Elaine Perlman,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 2016, Uber began compensating drivers who waited more than two minutes for a passenger to show up.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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