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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America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
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Adam Sandler also shines as the long-suffering manager who has sacrificed much of his life serving his needy boss.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
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This extended development may have offered an evolutionary advantage by fostering more advanced reasoning skills.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump earlier this week said India had offered to cut its tariffs on American imports to zero, while complaining that the proposal had come too late in the negotiation.—
Priyanka Salve,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Immolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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