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
Verb
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charges also alleged Inzunza financed and ran the cartel’s security arm, known as Los Chimales.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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,
21 Feb. 2025
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Instead, as alleged in the lawsuit, Wayfarer and its management chose to expend their efforts and resources devising a plan to retaliate and discredit those who dared to make the accusations in the first place.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
19 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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