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as in reimburses
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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as in pays
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repays
The Creature repays the favor by using his strength to free the ship from its icy prison.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
The city repays the bondholders over time, plus interest, using property taxes.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
The city repays the bondholders over time, plus interest, using property taxes.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repays
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The money reimburses the county for expenses such as training and equipment, said Jennifer Gabbert, chief deputy with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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That unit includes Caremark, which negotiates drug discounts with manufacturers on behalf of insurance plans, creates lists of medications, or formularies, that are covered by insurance, and reimburses pharmacies for prescriptions.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Whoever leaves last probably pays.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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An impressive wine list pays tribute to the late Melvyn Master, Waxman's esteemed sommelier and former partner (the restaurant’s name comes from Jonathan and Melvyn).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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The honor reciprocates last year’s recognition of France at BroadCast Worldwide, Asia’s largest broadcast content marketing event, during its 25th edition in Seoul.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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In Sor Juana’s verses, the vicereine is a cruel creature who never reciprocates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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The group exchanges little looks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Since then, the British government has worked tirelessly to carve out a deal that satisfies Mauritius without losing its defensive foothold.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is a profound sadness in the way the ‘good people’ here settle on a version of truth that satisfies their own worldview.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, Nichols introduced an update to Idaho’s existing law that compensates crime victims if the perpetrator reaches a financial agreement to tell their story.—
Kevin Fixler
January 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The system compensates for the Earth's rotation by counter-spinning the sensor while the telescope follows the sky, keeping everything rock-steady.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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