peace offering

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Recent Examples of peace offering 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 Swerve gave Hangman his chain back in a peace offering, and Hangman lynched Jon Moxley with the chain. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social Network ends with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) refreshing the friend request of an ex-girlfriend, a pathetic and modern attempt at a peace offering as the movie tracks him through two contentious lawsuits. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace offering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace offering
Noun
  • Alsenad did not benefit financially from the bribes, according to the plea agreement.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No job, no bribe, no billion dollars.
    Najwa Jamal, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most critics of the legislation have assumed that this was a sop to domestic sugar interests, never realizing the role that ADM and Big Corn played in the legislation.
    Stephen Mihm, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • This being a French toy store, Arthaud does offer the occasional sop to adults.
    Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • At one point, one of the loan officers told her the department’s layoffs prevented them from servicing anyone properly.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The program would allow first-time home buyers in Wisconsin to access a second mortgage loan of up to $60,000 at 0% interest.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20offering. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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