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Recent Examples of immolate
Before swaths of the city immolated, the Democratic mayor of an overwhelmingly Democratic city was widely expected to sail into a second term with no serious opponents in the 2026 election.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Hart thus far has used his own mysterious power to immolate both a young boy and Emperor Corrino’s (Mark Strong) trusted Truthsayer Kasha, and severely singe Emperor Richese.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
One senior source told Fox News that investigators were not certain if the suspect intended to self-immolate himself.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
Three factions, three agendas, one nestled inside the next like a Russian doll: garden-variety Trumpian power-lust and piracy, covering over a deeper plan to radically winnow down the government, covering over a still deeper fever dream of completely immolating the government.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Hart thus far has used his own mysterious power to immolate both a young boy and Emperor Corrino’s (Mark Strong) trusted Truthsayer Kasha, and severely singe Emperor Richese.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
One senior source told Fox News that investigators were not certain if the suspect intended to self-immolate himself.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
Three factions, three agendas, one nestled inside the next like a Russian doll: garden-variety Trumpian power-lust and piracy, covering over a deeper plan to radically winnow down the government, covering over a still deeper fever dream of completely immolating the government.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immolate
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At this point, Get Him to the Greek serves as a reminder of when studio comedies were allowed to be a little wild and a little weird without sacrificing fun.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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In 2019, $2 billion in U.S.-Mexico GDP was sacrificed to shipment slowdowns, as truck wait times at the country’s busiest commercial bridges can be lengthy.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
19 June 2025
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The company’s website offers shoppers the ability to sign up for alerts on product deals and create personalized accounts.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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FanDuel parent Flutter already offers the sports prediction market platform Betfair abroad.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2025
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“Immolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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