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as in compensating
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 avenging
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 repaying
to make a return for
I fear my love for her will never be requited
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And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Stephens might struggle compensating for his lack of ideal length and athleticism, but blocking awareness and the power in his hands give him a fighting chance.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Police now believe that the men who shot and killed Hughes were members of a Central Richmond gang, deadset on avenging a comrade who was gunned down in Oakland 10 days earlier.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Officials say Frost did not disclose to investors that multiple borrowers had defaulted on repaying the loans, and, in at least one case, continued to provide financing to a defaulted company.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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That will place a big responsibility on the shoulders of record signing Alexander Isak to finally start repaying that £125million fee as the focus turns to trying to secure Champions League qualification in the six remaining Premier League matches.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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At the core of the story is the certainty that revenge, while occasionally satisfying on a gut level, is corrosive to the soul and not, in fact, a reliable way to meet lifelong pals.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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In a competitive market, where streamers continue to invest in originals, commercial networks are strong and imports rate well, the result was satisfying for NRK.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Medicaid coverage is piecemeal, reimbursing for some services in some states and not others.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department is not expected to consider reimbursing Meadows for fees incurred in the Georgia case until the state makes a determination.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Requiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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