as in to repay
to make a return for
reciprocated the favor by driving their neighbor to the airport
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Recent Examples of reciprocate
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On the global stage, the countries that benefit the most from our generosity usually fail to reciprocate.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Instead, your needs and efforts deserve to be seen, acknowledged and reciprocated.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And all this kindness isn’t paying off, it isn’t being reciprocated.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 June 2025
The presidential phone call also yielded an invitation for Trump and first lady Melania to visit China, an invitation that Trump reciprocated.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Instead, your needs and efforts deserve to be seen, acknowledged and reciprocated.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
And all this kindness isn’t paying off, it isn’t being reciprocated.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 June 2025
The presidential phone call also yielded an invitation for Trump and first lady Melania to visit China, an invitation that Trump reciprocated.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocate
repay
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In addition, members could be forced to repay the cost associated with tracking them down.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
18 July 2025
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Rhiannon Do did not make any repayment on the loan and Aloha is asking that it now be repaid.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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“Reciprocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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