Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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Two years ago, when the Rays were trying to get more money from leaders in Tampa — who’ve now offered to spend $700 million — the Dreamers asked Orange County leaders to pony up $1 billion.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025 -
By at least threatening to carve up the rights, MLB may be able to convince a buyer to pony up more money for the entire package.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ratepayers should not be forced to finance the political ambitions of corporations whose sole goal is to extract more money from them.—
Susan Stevens Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Watermark Media financed the feature, in association with QWGmire, AmorFortuna and Bespoke Production Capital.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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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,
13 Mar. 2025
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Naturally, a fair bit of tactics will force these athletes to expend enough energy to reach the finals.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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