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atone
verb as in compensate; make amends for former misdoing
Example Sentences
Faas—who had sent Mr. Út’s photographer brother on an assignment during which he was killed—may have been atoning.
But Australian confidence was further punctured by a fired-up Ireland, who immediately set about atoning for their sluggish start in last week's uninspiring win over Japan with renewed intent and aggression.
Universities including Columbia, Brown and Cornell agreed to pay the government hundreds of millions to atone for alleged violations similar to the ones facing UCLA.
And even though she does atone in critical ways, she’s still up to her old tricks.
They got better on both sides of the ball but couldn’t fully atone for their ineffectiveness in the first half.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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