atoning (for)

verb

present participle of atone (for)
as in making amends for
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoning (for)
  1. compensating
  2. redeeming
  3. repaying
  4. correcting
Verb
  • This means compensating workers with $25 per hour plus the 20% hospitality charge added to every check in lieu of tips.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of compensating
Verb
  • The only redeeming aspect of the show happens here, on a ski slope, when their youngest daughter Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome, is treated to a lesson via an adaptive ski school.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The future customer relationship may include wagering on a game, traveling to see it, redeeming points for a hotel and using additional rewards to access tickets or entertainment.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of redeeming
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  • Because Leonard and the NBA Players Association signed off on his repaying $700,000, there was no further process that would require an arbitrator.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of homeowners dream of repaying their mortgages ahead of schedule.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of repaying
Verb
  • An important demonstration of this principle was provided by Google's Willow processor, which demonstrated that error rates could decrease as the number of physical qubits participating in an error-correcting code increased.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • No deleting, rereading, correcting grammar, or performing intelligence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of correcting
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“Atoning (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoning%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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