The same letters can fill the blanks in each of the clues below such that each word is a synonym of its partner word:

Example:

EXPENDITURE: P _ _ _ _ _ / L _ _ _ _ _ : SPREAD

The answer would be:

EXPENDITURE: PAYOUT / LAYOUT: SPREAD

PLIANT: _ _ _ _ _ E / _ _ _ _ _ Y: STASH

INUNDATE: _ _ _ _ G _ / _ _ _ _ X _ : ELEGANT

CHEVRON: _ _ _ _ P _ / _ _ _ _ K _ : HIT

Answers:

SUPPLE/SUPPLY

DELUGE/DELUXE

STRIPE/STRIKE