swing for

VERB

recompense

Synonyms

STRONG

atone balance comp compensate counterbalance counterpoise countervail equalize expiate fix grease indemnify offset overcompensate pay propitiate reciprocate recoup recover redress reimburse remunerate repay requite retaliate retrieve return reward satisfy square

WEAK

ante up atone for cough up do business give satisfaction make amends make good make up for pay for put out spring for sweeten the pot take care of

Antonyms

STRONG

deprive disproportion dissatisfy lose penalize refuse seize take worsen

Example Sentences

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In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic bore down on the city, forcing Lincoln Center to cancel Midsummer Night Swing for the first time since it started in 1989.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

Swing for the fences, everybody, and there is no shame in swinging and missing, over and over.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2019

“I know you’re embarrassed, but keep fighting—keep swinging, men. Swing for the fences.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 26, 2016

First, you had to renew your season tickets for 2016 in order to participate in Swing for Your Seats.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2015

Swing for us living, swing for us dying, and may the cause of your swinging be our forgiving and forgetting.

From Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks by Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison)

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