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Recent Examples of peace offering
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.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
Mission now accomplished, Kittridge and U.S. Intelligence operative Jasper Briggs (Shea Whigham) — revealed to be the son of Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) from the first Mission — show up with a peace offering for Ethan.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
Putin cares little for European or American pressure, simply proposing a minimalist peace offering, with maximalist demands, and refusing to budge.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
That scene, in which Hiccup cautiously approaches the wounded dragon, offering fish as a sort of peace offering, is the make-or-break moment for the film — the virtually wordless sequence in which a wary friendship is forged.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
Mission now accomplished, Kittridge and U.S. Intelligence operative Jasper Briggs (Shea Whigham) — revealed to be the son of Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) from the first Mission — show up with a peace offering for Ethan.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
Putin cares little for European or American pressure, simply proposing a minimalist peace offering, with maximalist demands, and refusing to budge.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace offering
Noun
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He’s responded by turning his ire on the network, directly accusing them of accepting bribes.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 July 2025
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Student loan forgiveness is nothing but a political bribe.—
Greg Maresca,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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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,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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This being a French toy store, Arthaud does offer the occasional sop to adults.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Hopes are high, especially after the recent loan addition of Jack Grealish.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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There was a foreclosure of the building’s delinquent loan in October 2024.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20offering. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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