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Recent Examples of expiation
Then, expiation in the 80th minute.
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Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
These, however, also fall into the expiation rather than the rule category.
—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
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Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
These, however, also fall into the expiation rather than the rule category.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiation
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For starters, there is one urgent mission the pope must take on the road to atonement.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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But his atonement comes too late.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Reports also suggest that Iran expects to receive, through some unspecified payment mechanism, potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in de-facto reparations for damage caused by the war.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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At least five states, including California, New York and Maryland, and more than a dozen cities, including Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia, have created have created task forces or commissions to study slavery reparations.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The point is not that the offender deserves absolution.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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It is positioned somewhere between an intoxicated confession, a cry for absolution, and a desperate defense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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For the past three years, Costa, Celeboglu and Simmonds developed the story and script to capture a young deaf girl’s authentic experience as the film examines themes including the complexity of love, violence and forgiveness.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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During the interview, it was noted that society continues to grapple with questions surrounding accountability, forgiveness and whether public figures who have behaved badly should be welcomed back into people's lives.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Sentenced to 15 years, she was freed in 2018 after obtaining a presidential pardon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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By Christmas Eve, Emilia was in remission.—
Kate Bilo,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Last year's annual event marked her first Trooping of the Colour since the princess announced her cancer remission.—
Morgan Evans,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Expiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiation. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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