Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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New York City plans to pony up new funding for child care assistance, narrowly avoiding a doomsday scenario for now where tens of thousands of families could have lost access to their vouchers.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025 -
Those who pony up become members of the Ocean Reef Club gain lots of additional perks.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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More subsidies, more help with financing homes and increased incentives to make housing more affordable are needed.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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Rather than expending effort on model comparisons, enterprises should acknowledge and focus their time on the true foundation of all good AI: data quality.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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