Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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That could create a strained financial situation, but owner Joe Lacob has been known to pony up for contending rosters.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Add to that how steep the cost of holiday travel is ($2,610 on average!), and parents are definitely planning to pony up more than a pretty penny to pull off an experience their family will treasure.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2024
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Clooney had to mortgage his house to help finance the black-and-white film, which received six Oscar nominations, including for best screenplay.—
Thea Traff,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Medicaid, an $880 billion program, is financed mostly by taxpayers who fund roughly 80 percent of the costs for some states.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both organizations have also expended considerable resources combating the CCP, even earning formal sanctions from the Chinese government over their support of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.—
Robert Schmad,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
15 Feb. 2025
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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