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
Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The sacrifice of 343 members of the NY Fire Department, including Pete Davidson’s father, is well-known.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
DeVries falls to his knees, in an apparent effort to let Ray win, but Ray lifts his buddy up and drops to the ground, sacrificing himself.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
For any goal requiring present sacrifice for future benefit, spend time experiencing the specific day-to-day life of your successful future self.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The sacrifice of 343 members of the NY Fire Department, including Pete Davidson’s father, is well-known.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
For Verlander, his latest quality start was possible due in part to a sacrifice from Dominic Smith, who sacrificed his body for an out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
DeVries falls to his knees, in an apparent effort to let Ray win, but Ray lifts his buddy up and drops to the ground, sacrificing himself.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrifice
Noun
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The company plans on using the Series A funding to improve its software offerings and hire more staff.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The extended version of the same promo shows a new offering from the Meta-Oakley partnership as well.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The theater, which opened in October 2007, offers 12,000 square feet of VIP and hospitality areas and 10 dressing rooms, according to the venue's website.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrifice. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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