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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Of course the road to desegregation was treacherous — and, yes, those (white) mothers put up massive, traumatic resistance to the equal education of Black students — but, ultimately, those sacrifices were worth it.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025 -
After that came real sacrifices.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Immolations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolations. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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