as in offering
something offered to a god
the herders selected their best lamb as a sacrifice in order to receive blessings from their god
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Recent Examples of sacrifice
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The series about how small-time thief Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) became a Rebel hero in time for his ultimate sacrifice in 2016’s Rogue One was so well-received that one of the audience’s only quibbles actually pertained to the minimal number of alien characters.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Households would give up many discretionary expenses before sacrificing Netflix.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Bannon, who has called for more focus to tackle the deficit, said during an episode of his War Room podcast last year that the billionaire class would have to make sacrifices to help the U.S. avert a financial crisis.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The series about how small-time thief Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) became a Rebel hero in time for his ultimate sacrifice in 2016’s Rogue One was so well-received that one of the audience’s only quibbles actually pertained to the minimal number of alien characters.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Each decision made by their AI agents generates a cryptographic proof, creating an auditable trail without sacrificing computational efficiency.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Households would give up many discretionary expenses before sacrificing Netflix.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrifice
Noun
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Last month, however, the company said it had been asked by the Trump administration to stop selling its most recent China offering, a chip called the H20.—
Stephen Nellis,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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It’s also faced stiff competition from Walmart and Amazon, which have been improving their fashion offerings at affordable prices.—
Time,
Time,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Among its facilities is an underground cafeteria with seating for 300 people, which offers a sense of how many people could be housed there.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Annie Stafford, 29, lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is the founder of business Ford Wardrobe, which offers courses on how to sew.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The family is seeking separate payouts of at least $25,000 from all four companies for each of the three victims, according to the lawsuit, aiming for at least $300,000 in cumulative damages.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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My heart aches for those who knew and loved Gabriela, Florinda, and Jeanette, as well as the additional victim, and are now in mourning this Easter weekend.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrifice. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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