expiations

Definition of expiationsnext
plural of expiation

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Newman’s work has been welcomed by reformers and those who have been arguing, for years, in favor of British reparations to societies that have borne the legacy of its slaving activities.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Conversations around reparations in the United States are not new, nor are conversations about the legitimacy of Puerto Rico being its own country, separate of American influence and control.
    Taylor Crumpton, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson.
    Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the richest among us shower him with cash, planes, gold and cryptocurrency to curry pardons for their criminal activities and policies favorable for their businesses.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Working for his hometown has its satisfactions After living all over the world for 25 years in the foreign service, Marc Shaw, 51, was ready to come home to Kansas City, Missouri.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Niazi doesn’t discuss the frustrations or satisfactions of this process.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That has led to diplomatic and economic reprisals from Beijing.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • That has led to Beijing’s diplomatic and economic reprisals.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • By simultaneously hitting three or more targets, these agents promise not only deeper responses but potentially longer remissions in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The reps and warranties and indemnities clauses will define their obligations.
    Bruce Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Expiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiations. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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