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Noun
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One needn’t bluntly insert these facts, but there are times when Zimmerman’s screenplay, aiming for a kind of universality, sacrifices potential depth.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Some even compared the water to human sacrifice, which created a bit of an eerie vibe.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Among offerings this year will be 31 Days of Oscar, the second iteration of Two-for-One films, Summer Under the Stars and monthly birthday celebrations of the legends who made their mark on the industry.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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The exhibits currently open to the public mark only a fraction of the museum’s eventual offerings.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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The coming propitiation looms large — an angel of mercy hovering over this melodrama, even at its most melodramatic.—
Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
11 July 2023
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Slavery was upheld in our original Constitution, as a propitiation between Southern states—where the economy thrummed on the backs of human chattel—and the states that had either no use for slavery or were considering its abolition.—
Rich Logis,
The New Republic,
19 Apr. 2023
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The changing season doesn’t just mean a swap of your wardrobe and coat selection but also a new libation.—
Patrice J. Williams,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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The libations menu includes an extensive wine list, craft cocktails and mocktails, such as Weak in the Knees, a milk punch with spiced tamarind syrup, lemon, demerara syrup and Pathfinder Amaro.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Oblation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblation. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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