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Recent Examples of peace offering
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
Mission now accomplished, Kittridge and U.S. Intelligence operative Jasper Briggs (Shea Whigham) — revealed to be the son of Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) from the first Mission — show up with a peace offering for Ethan.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
Putin cares little for European or American pressure, simply proposing a minimalist peace offering, with maximalist demands, and refusing to budge.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Attending the grand opening, the insurance agent brought Moore flowers and a card as a peace offering, which Moore made a show of rejecting.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
Mission now accomplished, Kittridge and U.S. Intelligence operative Jasper Briggs (Shea Whigham) — revealed to be the son of Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) from the first Mission — show up with a peace offering for Ethan.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
Putin cares little for European or American pressure, simply proposing a minimalist peace offering, with maximalist demands, and refusing to budge.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Attending the grand opening, the insurance agent brought Moore flowers and a card as a peace offering, which Moore made a show of rejecting.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace offering
Noun
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Singer took in more than $25 million from his clients as part of the scheme, paid bribes totaling more than $7 million and used more than $15 million for his own benefit, according to prosecutors.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancellation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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This being a French toy store, Arthaud does offer the occasional sop to adults.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
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As a sop to preservationists, the university salvaged the 1848 façade and tower, keeping them freestanding and pointless, like a souvenir on a shelf.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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But Bloomberg said the Central Bank told lenders to focus on restructuring credit with the borrowers and absorb the bad loans.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The elimination of Grad PLUS loans comes amid a mounting nationwide physician shortage.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20offering. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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