expiated

verb

Definition of expiatednext
past tense of expiate
as in redeemed
to make up for (an offense) Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiated
  1. redeemed
  2. compensated
  3. repaid
  4. corrected
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  • Guests can join the Capella Discovery loyalty program to earn points on eligible purchases, receiving a percentage back (typically 4% to 7%) that can be redeemed for dining, room upgrades, spa treatments, or applied to your final bill upon check-out.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Each day in the promotional period brings a different freebie, which can be redeemed with a minimum purchase of $10.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of redeemed
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  • The money, many believed, should not be used on improving the comforts of prison when there are victims to be compensated.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Around 200 veterans from Camp Lejeune have been compensated under a quick payment program, but more than 500,000 are awaiting relief.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of compensated
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  • That said, Crocs’ management is utilizing its strong profit margins to repurchase shares and reduce debt, having repaid $248 million in debt and spent $326 million on buybacks in 2024 so far, enhancing shareholder value.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Telstra Group will have its shareholder loans of $80 million ($128 million Australian) repaid, and take a minority stake in DAZN of approximately 3%.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of repaid
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  • Pasteurization, developed in the late 1800s, corrected that and revolutionized milk production.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then they can be pushed forward to become healthy heart cells or mutations — or other abnormalities can be corrected.
    Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of corrected
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