compensate
Example Sentences
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Almario and Durazo both support the Essential Services Restoration Act, a half-cent sales tax on June’s ballot to help compensate for federal healthcare cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He is hoping that improvements in how the seeds perform when planted will compensate for using less of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"Everything points to a world that feels less secure and is spending on its military to compensate for the global landscape," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Dealers lowered EV prices from the average $60,446 a year ago to compensate for the loss of the EV tax credit, which expired in September 2025.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Wehuddled steaming over the Ghabe stove, and presently had a stew of pesthry meat to eat, hot and solid, good enough almost to compensate for everything else.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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