expiations

plural of expiation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiations
Noun
  • Kyiv would be required to repay the debt only if Russia paid reparations for its war.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Polling shows the mass pardons were unpopular.
    Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hill and Giler skillfully avoid virtually every sports movie cliché while still delivering the genre’s rousing satisfactions — this is a spectacularly fun movie in spite of its often grim subject matter.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Anonymity also allows the scouts to be completely honest, without fear of reprisals.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The former employee of the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman also spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, and said oversight staff were often the only outsiders any detainees could appeal to.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
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 20 Oct. 2025.

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