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 Obviously, all the players, but even people behind the scenes, everybody contributed in their own way and sacrificed together. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Here, any such visceral anxiety is sacrificed at the alter of exposition. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 In turn, Nolan has sacrificed Odysseus himself to serve his own needs, scrapping the character’s prickly personality to Trojan-horse a message about how empires collapse. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Desperate to have a child, a couple travels to a fertility rite deep in the Estonian forest – only to realize they’ve been lured there to be sacrificed. John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026 The on-site concierge team (contactable via WhatsApp after hours) ensures service isn’t sacrificed despite staying in an apartment. Nick Hendry, TheWeek, 10 July 2026 Steve Toussaint’s Lord Corlys knows this all too well, having sacrificed not only his family and legacy, but now his ships and ancestral home in service of Rhaenyra’s claim to the Iron Throne. Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026 First, quality control was sacrificed, both in terms of software and market research. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 However, beyond big names like Paul Revere, Nathanael Greene and John Adams are thousands more New Englanders who fought for patriotism and even sacrificed their lives, but with little to no recognition. Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrificed
offered
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  • Together, those accounts represent nearly $220 million in potential black-market sales, with threat actors increasing both the number of accounts offered and their asking prices as demand for matches grows.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Afterward, an organization that provides free legal representation for artists in Illinois reached out and offered its services.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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“Sacrificed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrificed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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