SPRUNG (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

sprung (for)

verb

Definition of sprung (for)

past participle of spring (for)

as in stood

to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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repudiated

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Verb

By 2024, revenue stood at $74 million—over 25% below pre-pandemic levels.

— Chase Jordan October 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Behind the bar, nutcrackers stood side by side with small Bears helmets.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

The deal is reportedly worth $15 million a year, nearly four times what James is paid to play basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Among the city’s top 15 earners, 11 were police officers and supervisors — all paid more than $245,000 per year.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Benton settled in 1841, then incorporated 60 years later, expanding outward from the planting of a hickory tree.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
No one who later testified before the grand jury said who first proposed sending settlement money to Hope Florida, but the amount going to the foundation settled at $10 million.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of settled

Verb

Coordinating all of his department heads and units in prep allowed Vanselow to focus more intensely on performance during the actual shoot, which paid off not only in terms of Neeson’s work but that of the supporting cast.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
The bet paid off, close to hundreds of millions of views later, all without ever having taken a single drama class.

— Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid off

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