Thesaurus results for ATONED (FOR)

atoned (for)

verb

past tense of atone (for)

as in redeemed

to make up for (an offense) tried to atone for forgetting their anniversary by giving his wife a truly extravagant gift

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Each point is worth 1 cent and 200 points can be redeemed for $2 off convenience store items or an extra 5 cents per gallon discount on fuel.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
The ticket would be good to be redeemed for any home game in the future, even a possible World Series contest.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of redeemed

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Restitution for the victims has yet to be decided, but the government has argued that they should be compensated for years of therapy, loss of income, and other related losses.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Women are more likely to live in poverty, are less likely to be compensated fairly, are more likely to be single parents.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of compensated

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The insurance company covering the promotion must have had a fright because there were 381 purchases worth more than $450,000 that had to be repaid, as The Star reported at the time.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Because the full balance is repaid with interest, the total paid exceeds the amount owed today, even though fees are far lower than those for settlement.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of repaid

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This was a violation at the opening inspection and was to be corrected prior to opening.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Politico corrected a report from last week on the role that Donald Trump‘s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles played preceding the exit of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of corrected

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In October 2025, Guatemala’s Congress amended several laws to designate the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as transnational criminal and terrorist organizations.

— Almudena Calatrava, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The original proposal included employers of all sizes, but the Board of Health amended the policy to exempt small businesses.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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