peace offering

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Recent Examples of peace offering To smooth over tensions, the New York Times says Zuckerberg gifted his next-door neighbors noise-canceling headphones as a peace offering. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Henry is unsure if there is anything to be done to mend the fracture with the families, and practically rolls his eyes when Ned suggests Ellen’s hand as a peace offering. Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The book was a peace offering of sorts, and over lunch, the two men talked about old times and old wounds. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025 Ahead of Colbert's cancellation, Paramount settled a defamation lawsuit with the president, a move viewed by some as a peace offering meant to improve the chances of a merger with Skydance Media before the FCC. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace offering
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Noun
  • Players were offered $10,000 to $30,000 bribes per game, and Smith paid players after successful bets, according to court documents.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The letter also refuted accusations of a bribe, which were based on a text message a Quest representative had sent Davis.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This was seen as a sop to the luxury sector of manufacturers like Ferrari, Aston Martin, Volkswagen’s Bentley and Lamborghini.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The study also found an 8% jump in average debt collection, a 2% decline in credit scores and an 8% increase in credit card and car loan delinquencies.
    Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • As part of the loan, Gardullo said, the South African government has a robust cultural patrimony law that dictates how its artifacts and historical materials are treated and how long they can be loaned out.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20offering. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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