compensate
Example Sentences
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Put another way: if you are the person who plans, budgets, remembers, adjusts, compensates and cleans, the friction in the kitchen is not abstract.
From Salon
The body did not appear to compensate by dialing down energy use elsewhere.
From Science Daily
I felt defensive over Will, to almost make sure that he wasn’t gay because I felt it personally, and I was kind of like compensating for it.
From Los Angeles Times
The couple said they were under the impression they were being compensated to be actors in a movie.
From Los Angeles Times
In other words, Chinese receivers have been training harder to compensate for a weaker quarterback.
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