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Recent Examples of expiation
Apollo was a villain in the first Rocky film, a more nuanced antagonist in the second, a best friend and guru in the third, and a pretext for revenge and the expiation of guilt in the fourth.
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Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
In that lighter air of expiation, women lit candles on the edge of the street that led from the shrine to the place that marked Hussein’s camp on the field of battle.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Many religious communities around the world include an injunction to acknowledge wrongdoing through expiation.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
Her death must be an expiation, her down-going as sheer, blind, and sudden as the breathless plunge of a Peruvian child hurled down a stony chasm to placate the mountain spirit.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
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Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
In that lighter air of expiation, women lit candles on the edge of the street that led from the shrine to the place that marked Hussein’s camp on the field of battle.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Many religious communities around the world include an injunction to acknowledge wrongdoing through expiation.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
Her death must be an expiation, her down-going as sheer, blind, and sudden as the breathless plunge of a Peruvian child hurled down a stony chasm to placate the mountain spirit.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiation
Noun
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In the interview, the designer spoke frankly about his demons, and his recovery and atonement.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
11 Dec. 2024
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Tomlin also is seeking some playoff atonement, having gone winless since 2017.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
10 Dec. 2024
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However, even if a ceasefire is reached soon, Russia is likely to maintain control over the occupied territories, while Ukraine's hopes of receiving reparations from Moscow for post-war reconstruction appear unrealistic.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The situation exposes how an experiment in reparations that sought to lift people disproportionately harmed by prior enforcement against marijuana not only failed but also helped derail the rollout of legal cannabis in New York.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Large crowds turned out in northern India on Wednesday for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela that drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking a dip in waters that devout Hindus consider sacred.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The result is an absolution of guilt, meaning the conviction is wiped out.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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This rhetoric aligns with long-standing conservative critiques that loan forgiveness might enable frivolous borrowing or academic pursuits with little payoff.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration isn't expected to defend the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness and repayment programs, which have been tied up in court cases, experts say.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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On Friday, Trump announced a posthumous pardon for Pete Rose, who died at age 83 in September after he was banned from by the league and the Baseball Hall of Fame after he was accused in 1989 of betting on the Cincinnati Reds during his time as a player and team manager.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, the president granted her clemency, followed by a full pardon in 2020.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Psoriasis remission occurs when the skin clears and there are no noticeable symptoms.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Princess’ latest outing follows the announcement of her cancer remission.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Expiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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