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compensatory

[kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
compensative
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At a low dose, the drug primarily works by reducing several harmful compensatory responses that occur when the heart is struggling.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

When one Indiana walking club formerly using the hot-girl designation rebranded as “Hotwalk Indy,” Lind filed for compensatory damages.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Soto is seeking an unspecified amount of punitive and compensatory damages.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026

Still others projected their hurts and longings into more naive and mundane forms—blues, jazz, swing—and, without intellectual guidance, tried to build up a compensatory nourishment for themselves.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright


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