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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
The Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Diomande is happy to continue repaying the faith RB Leipzig showed in him.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 May 2026
This approach preserves your credit and keeps you on a path to repaying the full balance, but at a lower cost.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Lower-income households put even more of their refunds—nearly 30%—toward repaying debts.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Instead of repaying the loans, borrowers just gave their properties to the bank, which sold them to other banks at a paper profit, according to Namazi.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The pain has also hit private-equity companies that have bought or lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying those loans.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Diomande is happy to continue repaying the faith RB Leipzig showed in him.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 May 2026
This approach preserves your credit and keeps you on a path to repaying the full balance, but at a lower cost.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Lower-income households put even more of their refunds—nearly 30%—toward repaying debts.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Instead of repaying the loans, borrowers just gave their properties to the bank, which sold them to other banks at a paper profit, according to Namazi.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The pain has also hit private-equity companies that have bought or lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying those loans.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaying
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Insurance companies can invest the float, sometimes for years, before reimbursing insurance losses.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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To fix this, the new recommendations include paying states a lump-sum immediately after a disaster strikes, instead of reimbursing them later for disaster costs.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Importing higher-paying—and oftentimes higher-achieving—students benefits a school during boom times, when universities have seemingly infinite choice among applicants.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Adani, one of the world’s richest people, was accused in 2024 of paying massive bribes to ensure the project’s success.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Co-stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sara Giraudeau and Mathilde Roehrich could be seen exchanging hugs and the plaudits continued.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a broadcast camera showed his Dodgers teammates Emmet Sheehan, Justin Wrobleski and Tommy Edman exchanging glances and trying to stifle laughter at their catcher’s reaction.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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People could take advantage of our goodwill, demanding more without reciprocating, and in turn, pushing us to call for boundaries.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the end of his interview, Skarsgård told Colbert a heartbreaking story about his childhood friend pranking him by leading him to believe that his crush was reciprocating his feelings.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the electronics company of using her likeness to sell TVs without her permission or compensating her.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Lower-income consumers are compensating for higher gas prices by buying less while those in higher-income brackets haven't changed their behavior much at all despite soaring costs, according to research released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve of New York.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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