PROPINE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

propine

noun

Definition of propine

Scottish

as in sacrifice

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Noun

But research shows that if a vampire bat comes back to its colony hungry, other bats will step in and regurgitate blood to share—a costly but lifesaving sacrifice.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
What's particularly concerning is that many of these borrowers are already making significant financial sacrifices to stay current on their payments.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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The documents, which were obtained through a public records request, show that ORR explicitly directed its staff in July 2025 to send all pregnant youth to the shelter in San Benito, just outside Brownsville at the extreme southern tip of Texas.

— Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
The Seaside Police Department received the tip about Bumper’s bizarre breakfast invoice in August.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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The early prizes were awarded mostly to Europeans, as German science especially was preeminent.

— Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Investors and journalists have now spent two days parsing Anthropic’s IPO filing — its risk factors, its $80 billion headline net loss, and its unusual governance structure — but there’s one number Silicon Valley prizes above all.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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Kuflik recommends high-end operators like Abercrombie & Kent, where guides, private transportation, entrance tickets, and even most gratuities are covered.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2026
These people have been beneficiaries of their gratuity, some of which were personal treasures of my mother.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

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