Thesaurus results for SACRIFICED

sacrificed

verb

past tense of sacrifice

as in offered

to give up as an offering to a god according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

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Recent Examples of sacrificed My grand uncle Panos stayed, worked, sacrificed, and built the bridge that brought us here. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Several signers sacrificed their fortunes, some to help pay for the war. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Thompson hit Cooper Pratt, and Joey Ortiz sacrificed the runners to second and third. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Lesson not learned Our constant political fights revolve around whether the liberties of a few can be sacrificed to provide liberties for the many. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 Tillman selflessly and patriotically sacrificed his life serving our country. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Steve Toussaint’s Lord Corlys knows this all too well, having sacrificed not only his family and legacy, but now his ships and ancestral home in service of Rhaenyra’s claim to the Iron Throne. — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026 Earlier, engineers had to choose between slow, high-resolution systems impacted by heavy, lag-inducing computational pipelines or fast, real-time systems that sacrificed vital spatial accuracy. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 However, beyond big names like Paul Revere, Nathanael Greene and John Adams are thousands more New Englanders who fought for patriotism and even sacrificed their lives, but with little to no recognition. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026

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The memorial grounds offered the rabbi a new form of connection with her child.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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