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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.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Because the courts were never going to be a substitute for Congress and the public standing up to a self-immolating executive branch.
—Leah Litman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Advertisement To some, the self-immolating media blitz recast Crowley as willing to speak truth to power and stand up for her troops amid one of the worst urban firestorms in California history.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 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
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Because the courts were never going to be a substitute for Congress and the public standing up to a self-immolating executive branch.
—Leah Litman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Advertisement To some, the self-immolating media blitz recast Crowley as willing to speak truth to power and stand up for her troops amid one of the worst urban firestorms in California history.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immolate
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Choose cooling fabrics and styles, like cotton skirts, flowy blouses, or linen shorts, that easily elevate outfits without sacrificing comfort.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
6 Mar. 2026
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For Lee, trusting his hair, makeup and costume team to get kabuki’s aesthetics exactly right freed him to focus on the drama — and on the film’s central question of what an artist is willing to sacrifice in the lifelong pursuit of beauty.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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But experts say previous federal document disclosures related to UAPs can offer clues to what’s in store for the next release.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Trump, meanwhile, has struck a decidedly defiant tone — offering few of the reassurances or rationalizations that past presidents have offered in the initial stages of war, and sounding more unbothered than embattled.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Immolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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