compensate
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In this way, biotin acts as a "metabolic license," allowing pyruvate to feed into the cell's energy system and compensate for the lack of glutamine.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Half of the money for wolf conflicts would go toward deterrents; the remainder would compensate ranchers for their losses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
A rising ratio means that geopolitical risk is growing, and when that happens, stock investors will demand a higher expected return to compensate them for that risk.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Because the inner ear’s balance organs are wired to the eye muscles, when displaced crystals send false signals that the head is spinning, the eyes reflexively move to compensate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
It also committed the United States to compensate English creditors for outstanding pre-revolutionary debts, most of which were owed by Virginia’s planters.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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