as in sacrifice
something offered to a god
the blood-drenched immolations that the ancient Aztecs annually offered by the thousands
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Recent Examples of immolation
But the system wasn’t widespread or large-scale enough to save it from a planetary immolation — especially if several LIP events occurred at roughly the same time.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The immolation of the Bronx was all the more staggering because, a generation before, it had been filled with upwardly mobile residents in sturdy homes.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
In 2023, drought and unusually high temperatures led to the immolation of 37 million acres of Canadian land.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Jihadists carry out a suicide bombing, a ritual beheading, an immolation, a murder in a Western city, or some other such barbarism, and newspapers, magazines, and blogs demand or suggest an Islamic enlightenment.
—John M. Owen Iv, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The immolation of the Bronx was all the more staggering because, a generation before, it had been filled with upwardly mobile residents in sturdy homes.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
In 2023, drought and unusually high temperatures led to the immolation of 37 million acres of Canadian land.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Jihadists carry out a suicide bombing, a ritual beheading, an immolation, a murder in a Western city, or some other such barbarism, and newspapers, magazines, and blogs demand or suggest an Islamic enlightenment.
—John M. Owen Iv, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immolation
sacrifice
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The sacrifice relieves an economic burden and provides August with an education and, eventually, a small business empire.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Written and directed by Stephanie Ahn, Bedford Park tackles topics like sacrifice and one’s cultural identity.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Immolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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