Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay up
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The resort also pays for the catch the fishermen willing to sell them.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025 -
The elementary school would be fully paid for by this state fund, Reinhart told the City Council.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And his persistence paid off when the chair turned up in the garage of Peggy's younger sister.—
Allison Moses,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The work the 23-year-old from Winnipeg put in afterward has clearly paid off.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The school’s small class sizes allow for highly individualized attention, ensuring that each child’s unique learning style and academic needs are met.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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There were merely four movies from the Eighties and Nineties, which met varying degrees of success, about karate in the Valley, a wise sensei who died 2005, and a group of teenagers who were now in their fifties.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Pay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20up. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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