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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
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Not forgiven, but you were accorded a few more days to tidy up your elastic finances.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
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Baseball seems to be moving toward forgiving the legends of the Steroid Era.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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As Trump gears up to take office, he could only be pardoned by Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul, which seems unlikely.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s decision late last year to pardon his son Hunter Biden sparked speculation the president might issue preemptive pardons for allies ahead of the incoming Trump administration.Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: About 840 Texas employers have remitted money owed to workers to the Labor Department, according to data the federal agency shared with Axios.Karri Peifer, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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If that’s not hard enough, defining the scope, remit, and objectives of the CMO job is even more bespoke.Stephen Diorio, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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