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Recent Examples of self-sacrifice
Panthers players cast their vote for the teammate whose successes and self-sacrifices for the good of the team were not always noticed or translated to the stat sheet but made an impact on the group.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Written by Paul Ruban, the dark comedy follows a 60-year-old woman determined to break free from a lifetime of self-sacrifice — only to set off a chain of increasingly chaotic consequences.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
That’s a huge win for Donald, who gets to coast on the good optics of self-sacrifice and restitution for his family’s generational crimes.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
The state media and government representatives push militarism and self-sacrifice; school curricula endlessly celebrate Russian war victories; theaters obediently stage works of communist-era patriotic authors; and cities display army recruitment banners and hero worship posters.
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Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Written by Paul Ruban, the dark comedy follows a 60-year-old woman determined to break free from a lifetime of self-sacrifice — only to set off a chain of increasingly chaotic consequences.
—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
That’s a huge win for Donald, who gets to coast on the good optics of self-sacrifice and restitution for his family’s generational crimes.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
The state media and government representatives push militarism and self-sacrifice; school curricula endlessly celebrate Russian war victories; theaters obediently stage works of communist-era patriotic authors; and cities display army recruitment banners and hero worship posters.
—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sacrifice
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This is a book of profound intellectual altruism and moral urgency that insists on summoning courage despite (or because of) societal and political cleavage.
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Musk did push for structures that would have given him control, and Altman and Brockman became extraordinarily wealthy from an organization built around the language of altruism.
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But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
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Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
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Her leadership, selflessness and competitiveness fit in with the culture being crafted in the Bay.
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These firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism and selflessness that define the wildland fire service.
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Trump, for his part, spun the Fund as yet more evidence of his magnanimity.
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But Beijing’s magnanimity isn’t going to transform the continent’s economy.
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Lendeborg’s passing ability and unselfishness will also endear him to Steve Kerr, while his ability to cover ground in transition and run the court should fit well.
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More than any of them, Hart elevated unselfishness to an art form.
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“Self-sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sacrifice. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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