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atone (for)

verb

ə-ˈtōn

Definition of atone (for)

as in to compensate

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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The official says authorities compensated residents for their land in 1957 after it was seized to build the capital city, Islamabad.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
The bill would compensate community solar developers and customers at a rate that advocates say more accurately accounts for the savings solar brings to the grid, especially on hot days when the system is stressed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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The Sacramento City Teachers Association President Nikki Milevsky echoed Singh’s position, saying the trust’s funds do not have to be repaid.

— Chaewon Chung Updated August 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Russia reportedly sent drones to Iran this year, repaying Tehran’s favor after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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Larded throughout this scene is that unmistakable suggestion, yet again, that the play exists because its playwright needed — if not to right a cosmic wrong — to create a place to house or expiate his grief.

— Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
But now Epstein, 49, is wearing a different hat, and hoping to expiate his unintended sins against a sport that has been his lifelong passion.

— David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023

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