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Recent Examples of pay down
Lumen sold its consumer business to AT & T earlier this year, which enabled it to pay down debt, cut costs and shift further away from its legacy telecom business.
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Justin Zacks, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
To ensure this is met, Steffy said use the savings from no tax on tips during the wait and pay down debt or save money for a larger down payment so the house buying experience goes smoothly and is assured.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
General obligation bonds, or GO bonds, are usually used to fund public projects that won’t generate any profit, such as parks maintenance, road upgrades or, in this case, to pay down the district’s debt.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Because using your refund to pay down your balance may save you a mint.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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Justin Zacks, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
To ensure this is met, Steffy said use the savings from no tax on tips during the wait and pay down debt or save money for a larger down payment so the house buying experience goes smoothly and is assured.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
General obligation bonds, or GO bonds, are usually used to fund public projects that won’t generate any profit, such as parks maintenance, road upgrades or, in this case, to pay down the district’s debt.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Because using your refund to pay down your balance may save you a mint.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay down
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As such, the state has made nearly $11 billion in additional payments during the Lamont years, which reduces the annual amount needed to pay off the debt in the same way as paying down a mortgage.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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The club showed tangible proof this year that Dubas' painstaking organizational overhaul is starting to pay off.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The tense drama satisfies history lovers and weather nerds.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20down. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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