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as in reimbursed
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree
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as in paid
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
compensate them well for their efforts
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Recent Examples of compensated
McClatchy is compensated as a part of our syndication partnership with TMX.
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Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
However, there was another development that almost compensated, just in the sheer irony of it.
—Mary Gaitskill, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
He was also compensated by Home Depot with large bonuses because of the higher sales, according to arrest documents read in court by the judge.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The filing also lays out how directors are compensated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Feaster is being compensated too well to not get a shot.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Bailey started his career at Stanford and then exploded in 2025 as part of the Red Raiders’ super-talented and highly compensated defensive front.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
However, there was another development that almost compensated, just in the sheer irony of it.
—Mary Gaitskill, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
He was also compensated by Home Depot with large bonuses because of the higher sales, according to arrest documents read in court by the judge.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The filing also lays out how directors are compensated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Feaster is being compensated too well to not get a shot.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Bailey started his career at Stanford and then exploded in 2025 as part of the Red Raiders’ super-talented and highly compensated defensive front.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
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Residents who stayed at hotels during the evacuation will be reimbursed for the costs, according to the councilman, who said that his office was coordinating compensation with CPS Energy.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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It’s reimbursed by Medicare, yet most people have never heard of it.—
Ken Dychtwald,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The artists were paid for their work.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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What has followed, a decade plus of stunning hockey played by the most talented hockey player on earth, has satisfied all desires but the most important one.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Long after a clinical decision has set events in motion, a second system activates to verify whether the decision satisfied the rules.—
Holland Haynie,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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More than $1 million will be repaid to construction workers in one of the largest settlements of its kind in Minnesota history.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those credits are later repaid in installments.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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