as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury
the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land
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Recent Examples of reparation
Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Leaders don't have to be the experts on Juneteenth because there are many nuances around sensitivities of the topic of slavery, reparations, and more.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Any serious investment in justice must include reparations that, at minimum, eliminate the racial wealth gap between Black and white families.
—Essence, 15 June 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Leaders don't have to be the experts on Juneteenth because there are many nuances around sensitivities of the topic of slavery, reparations, and more.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Any serious investment in justice must include reparations that, at minimum, eliminate the racial wealth gap between Black and white families.
—Essence, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparation
Noun
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Reporting thresholds for Form 1099-K (for payment card and third-party network transactions), Form 1099-MISC (for payments not covered by other 1099 forms), and Form 1099-NEC (for nonemployee compensation) have been changed.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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With great profits came job security, prestige and hefty compensation packages, driving glamorization of STEM fields to students and early-career professionals.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The settlement will give consumers who have not received refunds a new avenue for restitution, according to Tong.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 July 2025
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Putnam Lumber was forced to pay restitution to Tabert’s family.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
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“Reparation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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