Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrives
Verb
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Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Still, Alice meets with him and forgives him.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump pardons couple in 2025 Julie, 52, was sentenced to seven years at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, though that sentence was eventually reduced.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Shrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrives. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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