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as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit
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as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels
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as in repaid
to make a return for
I fear my love for her will never be requited
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Recent Examples of requited
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.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requited
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That dedication that has some accusing them of being compensated.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lawyers, at times, were not compensated at all for this work.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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That avenged the Timberwolves’ 47-44 loss to the Royals in last season’s tourney final.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday night, Texas women's basketball avenged one of its only losses.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Iannaccone agreed to forgo payment of all $70,000 indefinitely, so FirstBank could be repaid.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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In this land of four seasons, where winter snowstorms can be deadly; spring snow melt can flood entire towns, summer brings tornadoes, and fall might see forest fires, people know the value of human life and kindness repaid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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For years, the county has been reimbursed $88 per day, when the actual cost to taxpayers is $180.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Connecticut company was reimbursed $1,062 from the bank and reported to police that the rest was deemed a loss.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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This comes after an unsuccessful attempt by Anderson's attorney to have the judge end her probation early, who argued in November 2025 that the ex-teacher had already satisfied the terms of her probation, WKMG reported.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was criticized for the speed of it and for only interviewing four candidates, two of whom satisfied the league’s Rooney Rule.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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