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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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Sternberg needs to pony up the billions needed for a new stadium or sell the team ASAP.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025 -
The isometric action-RPG (role-playing game) dropped Dec. 6 for consoles and PC for those who wanted to pony up $30 for early access to the game, which will be released in its entirety sometime in 2025.—
Jason Bennett,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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His primarily skill as a dealmaker was financing European co-productions in both scripted and unscripted.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Isiah Thomas never recovered after expending all of his energy during three straight final appearances.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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That meant they could be used to generate considerable additional revenue before being expended.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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