as in sacrifices
something offered to a god
the blood-drenched immolations that the ancient Aztecs annually offered by the thousands
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sacrifices
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And the government’s insistence that Iranians must make sacrifices for distant causes breeds resentment rather than unity.—
Kamran Talattof,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026 -
These firefighters gave their lives years after answering the call, yet their sacrifices were no less profound.—
Victor Stagnaro,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Immolations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolations. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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