sacrificed

past tense of sacrifice
as in offered
to give up as an offering to a god according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

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Recent Examples of sacrificed Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Pay Tribute to Bedford’s Local Soldiers The Bedford Boys Tribute Center is a heartfelt love letter to the local soldiers who served and sacrificed their lives on D-Day. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025 There’s also a hint that Gambit, who had sacrificed himself during a battle with Sentinels, may still be alive. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025 Kaiser currently holds $64 billion in reserves — much of it accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when frontline caregivers sacrificed their health, families, and, in some cases, their lives. Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 The real loss, at the altar of a warped vision of masculinity, is courage and skill, sacrificed so that a few good men can go on measuring themselves against their own hollow myth of toughness. Arman Khan, Them., 3 Oct. 2025 My mother sacrificed her life and dreams to provide for me and my younger sister, Keisha. Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 What will this mean for all the pumpkins sacrificed for lattes? David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 This recentering of impossible, exclusionary beauty standards reflects not only the ugly desires of white supremacist patriarchy, but reflects a broader issue of what is sacrificed when efficiency and optimization take precedence over real human experience and connection. Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrificed
offered
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  • Many hotels, restaurants and attractions offered deep discounts to woo Nevadans into their establishments.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Lennon collection will be offered during the auction house’s live Music Memorabilia sale in London later this month.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Sacrificed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrificed. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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