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as in crimes
a breaking of a moral or legal code
a child old enough to know that lying is a sin
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as in evils
that which is morally unacceptable
a minister who worries that modern society has abandoned the concept of sin
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as in weaknesses
a defect in character
my besetting sin is impatience—I hate to wait for anything
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as in trespasses
to commit an offense
bless me, Father, for I have sinned
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Recent Examples of sins
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
The cult wants to live off the land and not rely on any technology in the apocalypse, and believes the Cordyceps brain infection was a punishment from God for the world’s sins.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
This lifelong Black Catholic bears no illusions about the sins of my church.
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Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
These days, most red-letter sins in NCAA sports come in gray, and more often invisible ink.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
In time, sins can either be forgiven or forgotten.
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Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over five days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
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Baraa Anwer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
God’s likeness, which is our true, spiritual identity, never sins and is never punished.
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Tony Lobl,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
The cult wants to live off the land and not rely on any technology in the apocalypse, and believes the Cordyceps brain infection was a punishment from God for the world’s sins.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
This lifelong Black Catholic bears no illusions about the sins of my church.
—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
These days, most red-letter sins in NCAA sports come in gray, and more often invisible ink.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
In time, sins can either be forgiven or forgotten.
—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over five days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.
—
Baraa Anwer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Verb
John DeWitt, the four-star general who oversaw the internment program, in particular, seems to be a forerunner to some of America's worst errors, paranoia, sins.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
God’s likeness, which is our true, spiritual identity, never sins and is never punished.
—
Tony Lobl,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sins
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Sarsour has denied committing those crimes.
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The case marks the first for Hochman’s new Business Tax Fraud Unit, established to investigate financial crimes involving business tax evasion, payroll tax fraud, falsified business records and underground economy schemes.
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So please get ready for a choice of evils.
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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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Otherwise, falls, trampling, injuries and deaths could occur.
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Leah Lewis stars as introverted Ellie, who falls for popular girl Aster (Alexxis Lemire) while writing love letters to her on behalf of a male friend.
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At a civic association meeting Thursday, city code enforcement officers reminded residents that Fort Lauderdale has a complaint system that can suspend a short-term rental after three violations.
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But the lenient touch toward one of the game’s worst violations reflects a problem that’s only continuing to grow in the broader sports world.
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Artist Included argues that the same technology can be pointed backward, to right an industry’s old wrongs and return ownership and income to artists never built into the deal.
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So did two wrongs make a right?
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Both faults comprise the geologic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
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To determine what causes an earthquake to travel through the Cajon Pass, the team reconstructed the last 1,000 years of seismic activity along the two faults, tracking how stress accumulated and released.
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The lagoon, which wanders almost the entire length of the garden, adds a swath of blue to this oasis of green.
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In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
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“Sins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sins. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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