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Recent Examples of expiation
These, however, also fall into the expiation rather than the rule category.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Voss’s journey follows the largely Christian trajectory of expiation and redemption from the sin of pride; the constellation of the Southern Cross hangs over him just before his death.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Constituting a kind of trilogy about expiation through violence—whether toward others or toward oneself—the films have a newfound starkness that reflects the severity of their subjects.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Apollo was a villain in the first Rocky film, a more nuanced antagonist in the second, a best friend and guru in the third, and a pretext for revenge and the expiation of guilt in the fourth.
—Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Voss’s journey follows the largely Christian trajectory of expiation and redemption from the sin of pride; the constellation of the Southern Cross hangs over him just before his death.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Constituting a kind of trilogy about expiation through violence—whether toward others or toward oneself—the films have a newfound starkness that reflects the severity of their subjects.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Apollo was a villain in the first Rocky film, a more nuanced antagonist in the second, a best friend and guru in the third, and a pretext for revenge and the expiation of guilt in the fourth.
—Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiation
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The incident, being investigated as a terrorist attack, took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar’s day of atonement and fasting.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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It is traditionally marked by fasting, repentance and prayer, as worshippers seek atonement and spiritual renewal.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Among its recommendations, the commission urged the Church to provide reparations to survivors, ranging from financial support and formal apologies to reforms in how abuse is handled.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The bill was among several aimed at advancing the cause of reparations that Newsom vetoed on Monday.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Needless to say, the current White House occupant, an actual member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (though Emmy-less himself), is offering no such absolution.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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But clearly Ray does need some sort of absolution, and his confession to his brother is that first step.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Becoming a psychologist taught me a great deal about healing, forgiveness and grace – and how all of that must start with ourselves.—
Angela Kenzslowe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Polling shows the mass pardons were unpopular.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kate Middleton has had a long year after her cancer diagnosis and remission.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
11 Oct. 2025
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After eight weeks of treatment, patients taking 50 mg of obefazimod daily were significantly more likely to achieve both clinical remission (near-complete disappearance of symptoms) and clinical response (substantial improvement in symptoms) compared to placebo.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Expiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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