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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace offering
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Anderson finished up her stretch in federal prison for accepting $7,000 in bribes last November.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Benjamin Yarbrough, 48, is charged with accepting a bribe, a felony, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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Ask lenders, too, about their 20-year refinance options, which can potentially offer a mix of a shorter term and a better rate than some other, more conventional loan terms.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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New positions at SoFi will include loan officers, loan processors, underwriters, chief experience analysts and sales and management teams.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20offering. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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