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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriving
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President Bill Clinton came under fire for pardoning former hedge-fund manager Marc Rich, and President Joe Biden was roundly criticized for pardoning his son, Hunter, as well as preemptively pardoning other family members.
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The Democrats have signaled that they are united in opposition to any talk of pardoning Maxwell.
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Forgiveness is a basis of all religions and most inmates have the most difficulty forgiving one person; themselves.
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The underlying economics are forgiving, if anyone bothers to design for them.
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Instead, the audit found, the state was remitting fee revenue to the general fund and using more than half the money for purposes unrelated to the board.
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Instead of remitting those taxes to the IRS, prosecutors alleged Kapoor diverted over $2 million from company accounts for his personal benefit.
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In its letter, the LAPPL said after a thorough review of communications between the city there was nothing specific on reforming police oversight, police discipline or any other matter about the LAPD.
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Expanding low-cost finance, increasing local-currency lending and reforming international debt systems could significantly lower borrowing costs, said Nkhonjera.
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George views this as reclaiming ownership of his iconic song, which once generated millions but offered him little long-term value.
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But the biggest milestone of the night was Clark reclaiming the top spot on the WNBA assists leaderboard.
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By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
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Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
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“Shriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriving. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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