compensate
Example Sentences
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The owners could try to find one of their own revenue sources to compensate the Dodgers and other behemoths, including the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The nearly $1.8 billion fund would compensate people who feel they’ve been unfairly targeted by the Department of Justice.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Even a multimillion-dollar payout pool cannot compensate for what they see as a fundamentally unfair adjudicative process.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Support ships carrying supplies or repair crews are commissioned from the shore—at a hefty price, because of the remote location, and to compensate for the sanctions risks that come with servicing the shadow fleet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
He wondered if his talents had failed him, if he had, in trying to compensate for months of undertraining, thrown too much work at his horse at once.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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