shriving

verb

present participle of shrive
as in pardoning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriving
  1. pardoning
  2. forgiving
  3. remitting
  4. reforming
  5. reclaiming
  6. blessing
Verb
  • The photos show the president at rallies, pardoning turkeys, at the White House with Christmas decorations, standing with the FIFA trophy, surrounded by flags, flanked by military leaders, outside the Taj Mahal and more.
    — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The million-dollar question concerned the Thanksgiving tradition of the president pardoning two turkeys.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of pardoning
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  • Season one struggled to incorporate all of those elements of Lee without either forgiving or betraying his flaws.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The technique is simple, the result is visible and the cut list is forgiving.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of forgiving
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  • In many cases, after years of not remitting money owed to ASCAP, the company sued the business owners and took them to court.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of remitting
Verb
  • Over time, the objectives of this opposition have shifted from reforming the regime to challenging its authority.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The population consisted of workers transforming the strip of land to be habitable, even desirable, reforming the cluster into a model of hospitality.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of reforming
Verb
  • For showrunner Sandler, the opportunity to explore witches meant reclaiming powerful women’s narratives.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Put differently, nature is reclaiming Shift, which has long been a ruin in the making.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of reclaiming
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  • Our Father-Mother God, divine Love, is infinite, filling all space – blessing all Her children.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Jesse sent a video from Thanksgiving, with Rosemarie blessing her and her family.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of blessing
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“Shriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriving. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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