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Recent Examples of shrive
Shrove Tuesday derives from the Anglo-Saxon Christian practice of going to confession and being shriven, or absolved of sins before the 40-day fast leading up to Easter.
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrive
Verb
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Cut people some slack and forgive their shortcomings – and your own, too!—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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At this point, you would be forgiven for worrying that Barker’s story might be about to take a dark turn, whether a tale of unfulfilled potential might become a tale of woe.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Joe Biden later pardoned him of all the charges shortly before leaving office.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The following day, President Donald Trump pardoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced Illinois politician convicted more than 13 years ago on an array of federal corruption charges.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Catholics believe that indulgences remit the repair, removing the temporal punishment.—
Timothy Gabrielli,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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When a patient fills a prescription for a medication that carries a rebate, the drug maker remits an amount to the PBM, according to terms laid out in the contract.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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