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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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Listen to this article DFL lawmakers from Eagan and Rochester are teaming up with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison again for a bill that would set aside money to buy, then forgive, Minnesotans’ medical debt.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump is both charming and abrasive, fast to forge connections and quick to cut them, certain to hold grudges and willing to forgive.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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That same day, Mr. Trump pardoned Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who was convicted in 2011 of essentially trying to sell a Senate seat that was vacated by President Barack Obama.—
Devlin Barrett,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Employers deduct taxes from employees’ paychecks throughout the year and remit them to the IRS.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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For example, if a Hungarian individual holds a share of PepsiCo stock in an account at Goldman Sachs, and PepsiCo pays a $10 dividend on that share, Goldman would deposit $7 into the individual’s account and remit $3 to the Internal Revenue Service.—
ALEX RASKOLNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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