Thesaurus results for EXPIATED

expiated

verb

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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Kathryn Riley / Getty Week 4 of the NFL season featured dramatic comebacks, quarterbacks who redeemed themselves (while others continued to struggle) and three teams left with undefeated records.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
The infamous stage musical adaptation of Stephen King’s novel about a telekinetic high schooler was a massive Broadway flop in 1988 but has been redeemed by steady community and college theater productions over the decades since.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

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Barajas said the youth featured were not compensated for their interviews.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Higher prices degrade investments over time, and bondholders want to ensure they’re compensated for the effects of higher gas and diesel prices on their investments.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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The suit also claims UCLA violated its federal grant terms and asks for the funds to be repaid.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The principle and interest on school bonds are repaid by local property owners through a hike in property taxes over several years.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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An earlier version of this story was corrected to describe the suspect as the former head of foreign, not domestic, intelligence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats say the fiscally moderate governor has over-corrected, saving too aggressively, to the detriment of health care, education, social services and other core programs.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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