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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.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
13 May 2026 -
The Democrats have signaled that they are united in opposition to any talk of pardoning Maxwell.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hopefully people will make the connection of the importance of dreaming and planning and affirmations but also the importance of letting things go, like forgiving people.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.—
Armando Salguero,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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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.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Because ulcerative colitis is a relapsing–remitting disease, many people go through quiet periods and then experience flares when inflammation ramps up again.—
Mark Marino,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Now, after tackling what many considered the first impossible mission — reforming the United Nations — Bartos is preparing for what may prove an even harder challenge.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Xi could alleviate tensions with trading partners and pressures at home by reforming the economy to stimulate more domestic demand, so that Chinese households could buy more Chinese goods.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Visage said of the show reclaiming its reality competition Emmys win.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Though the single mom spends much of the show trying to protect her two sons, Bean says she was most moved by the moments when the character begins reclaiming pieces of herself.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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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
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Thank you for entering this world safely for us and blessing us with the gift of being your parents.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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“Shriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriving. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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