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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
Noun
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The family members either submitted to the indignities—the false testimony, the obscene bullet fees—or were asked for bribes as high as $7,000 to avoid consigning their relatives to mass graves.—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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The breakdown of political order after the war allowed some investors and companies to circumvent these processes or bend the rules by paying hefty bribes to people working in the federal and regional government.—
Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge,
The Dial,
12 June 2026
Noun
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President Jimmy Carter created the department in 1979 as a sop to the teachers unions.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
22 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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The loan would reimburse the developer for permit fees and public improvements, including updates to the skyway and public areas, and would not have to be paid back if the project is completed within 42 months, or about three and a half years.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
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One measure is stress in corprotate borrowing markets, and the other, from the Fed’s survey of loan officers, tracks whether banks are making credit harder to get.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20offering. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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