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Recent Examples of shrive
Shrove Tuesday derives from the Anglo-Saxon Christian practice of going to confession and being shriven, or absolved of sins before the 40-day fast leading up to Easter.
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrive
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In the end, Wirz was their only major conviction, because southern outrage and northern demands to forgive and forget brought an end to the legal effort.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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With so much attention going, understandably, to Bad Bunny's halftime concert during Super Bowl LX, you'd be forgiven for thinking no one else was performing.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
8 Feb. 2026
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He was pardoned 25 years later.—
Elisha Brown,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump cannot pardon himself on a state conviction but his attorneys said his aim is to get the case into the federal appellate system and ultimately in front of the Supreme Court as quickly as possible.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Employers, including small business owners, have a legal obligation to remit the withholding to the tax authorities.—
Forbes Money Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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At a rough estimate, the state’s 200 wealthiest households, those potentially subject to the wealth tax, likely remit $5 billion or more each year in income taxes on their own.—
Jared Walczak,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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