immolated

past tense of immolate
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. Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • Rodriguez sacrificed around $300 and three months of his time to get his Florida real estate license, paying another sign-on fee to join the brokerage.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Rodrigues perhaps sacrificed herself too late in the 19th over to bring in big-hitting Richa Ghosh.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
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  • Once, out of those 14 calls, the auto-attendant offered to have an agent call me back when one became available.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • In April, the company offered its first voluntary buyouts.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026

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“Immolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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