Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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For–profit partner Boston Unity Soccer Partners would pony up $30 million.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025 -
Now, just as this new system demands schools pony up as much as $20.5 million annually to pay athletes, UCF is suddenly flush with new money, having joined the Big 12 and becoming eligible for a full share of TV revenue starting this year.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The new law also does away with Grad PLUS loans, which help people finance higher education degrees.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Entrepreneurs, business owners and organizational leaders make decisions every day about which banks to use, which funds to invest in and how supply chains are financed.—
Ben Jealous,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Given how much energy Healy expended in making the break, his team are still watching nervously.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The filles program lasted ten years, ending in 1673 when French involvement in Holland required the financing previously expended on the costly filles du roi program.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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