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as in paid
to give what is owed for I finally paid off the loan
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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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Recent Examples of paid off His two biggest calls, making Fernandez captain and starting Tosin Adarabioyo at centre-back, both paid off against Leeds. —
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Holzhauer's experience as a professional sports gambler paid off. —Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 And Dellinger’s system quickly paid off for Chapa. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Betting on artists has clearly paid off — for DeviantArt and its users alike. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 And in November 2025 the efforts paid off as Noble South earned a prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, quite nice since Rainosek admits there’s a little brother complex when Mobile is compared to New Orleans. —Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026 In other words, Malbon’s marketing through the Masters has paid off. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 All this labor—all of it legal—paid off. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 The hard work put in over several years paid off with a miracle season that included only one regular-season game loss. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Holzhauer's experience as a professional sports gambler paid off. —Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 And Dellinger’s system quickly paid off for Chapa. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Betting on artists has clearly paid off — for DeviantArt and its users alike. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 And in November 2025 the efforts paid off as Noble South earned a prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, quite nice since Rainosek admits there’s a little brother complex when Mobile is compared to New Orleans. —Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026 In other words, Malbon’s marketing through the Masters has paid off. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 All this labor—all of it legal—paid off. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 The hard work put in over several years paid off with a miracle season that included only one regular-season game loss. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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The artists were paid for their work.— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
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As seen in a now-viral video on TikTok, Alexis took matters into her own hands and bribed her little girl with $2 to cooperate and smile for picture day.— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Forest might have added a third European trophy in six years under him had opponents Anderlecht not bribed the referee for their semi-final in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup (today’s Europa League).— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Several of the Dodgers players met with Cubs outfielder Michael Conforto prior to Friday’s game to give him his 2025 World Series championship ring.— Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Demidov’s wrist shot met with a pad save.— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Paid off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/paid%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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