as in sacrificed
to give up as an offering to a god
a ceremony in which they immolated their cherished possessions so that the gods would send rain
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Recent Examples of immolated
For instance, in Atlanta a man self- immolated in front of the Israeli embassy.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immolated
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Those lives were sacrificed on the altar of national honor.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The 24-year-old wing has sacrificed some of his scoring load in exchange for putting together his best all-around season for the Toronto Raptors.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Nichols offered a maximum sentence of 40 years without the ability to appeal in exchange for a guilty plea from Terry Rose.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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During an all-Glee edition of Celebrity Weakest Link in 2025, Overstreet shocked his former colleagues by revealing he was offered $100,000 to appear nude in Playgirl.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Immolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolated. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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