expiations

Definition of expiationsnext
plural of expiation

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Noun
  • Questions of reparations are a fairly academic subject.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The letter called for accountability and reparations, and gave Redzepi 24 hours to respond.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That matters because presidential pardons only apply to federal offenses, not state cases.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The January 6th hearings didn’t stop the pardons.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 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
  • Barzani’s movement collapsed within weeks, and Iraqi forces launched reprisals that displaced hundreds of thousands of Kurdish civilians.
    John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The witness spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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