as in offering
something offered to a god
the herders selected their best lamb as a sacrifice in order to receive blessings from their god
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Recent Examples of sacrifice
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant but as an offering, a human sacrifice to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
South Africa will slash fuel taxes for a month to cushion consumers from a surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, sacrificing millions of dollars in revenue for a fiscal framework only recently brought under control.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
While Holy Thursday marks the end of Lent and its subsequent 40-days of fasting and sacrifice, many Catholics chose to continue the sacrifice until Easter Sunday.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Asia hasn’t been brought in as a servant but as an offering, a human sacrifice to be hunted by the wealthy residents of the Virgil.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Good Friday tradition is designed to honor the way Christ sacrificed his flesh.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
South Africa will slash fuel taxes for a month to cushion consumers from a surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, sacrificing millions of dollars in revenue for a fiscal framework only recently brought under control.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrifice
Noun
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The fuel cost of tea, for chaiwalas, is the price of simmering; unlike many roadside offerings, their product never leaves the flame.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The festival food court will have offerings including sushi, gyoza, mochi, teriyaki chicken bowls, bento boxes and shave ice, with iced coffee, boba drinks, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade to wash it all down.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Additionally, the building offers a parking spot for two cars.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Realizing how many Latin Americans were buying units in the building was part of why his team began offering World Cup tickets as an incentive.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of the victims had been wearing backpacks equipped with airbags that can help keep people on the surface of an avalanche, but had not pulled the cords to deploy the bags, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Responding officers discovered that the victim suffered from wounds to his head and body and also found a bloody hammer.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrifice. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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