Thesaurus results for SHRIVING

shriving

verb

present participle of shrive

as in pardoning

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The million-dollar question concerned the Thanksgiving tradition of the president pardoning two turkeys.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
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.

— Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 May 2026

Definition of pardoning

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Find the less desirable line, however, and the hole remains forgiving enough to leave a straightforward approach and an excellent chance to make par.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Pull-on trousers made of stretch fabric feel forgiving enough for hours in the air while looking far more refined than leggings.

— Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2026

Definition of forgiving

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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.

— Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Instead of remitting those taxes to the IRS, prosecutors alleged Kapoor diverted over $2 million from company accounts for his personal benefit.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

Definition of remitting

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Kim Farrington, an accountant who has touted her work reforming federal spending to save taxpayer dollars, highlights tackling the national debt and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse as her top priority.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
In Venezuela, perhaps the biggest barrier to reforming the health system is the cost.

— Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of reforming

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For Lynnette Grey Bull, who is Northern Arapaho and Hunkpapa Lakota, returning to Colorado is less about reclaiming the past than about asserting the present.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Subaru has finally found its stride in the EV market with the 2026 Uncharted GT, reclaiming its eco-friendly brand image.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of reclaiming

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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.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

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