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Recent Examples of immolate
Before swaths of the city immolated, the Democratic mayor of an overwhelmingly Democratic city was widely expected to sail into a second term with no serious opponents in the 2026 election.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Hart thus far has used his own mysterious power to immolate both a young boy and Emperor Corrino’s (Mark Strong) trusted Truthsayer Kasha, and severely singe Emperor Richese.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
One senior source told Fox News that investigators were not certain if the suspect intended to self-immolate himself.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
Three factions, three agendas, one nestled inside the next like a Russian doll: garden-variety Trumpian power-lust and piracy, covering over a deeper plan to radically winnow down the government, covering over a still deeper fever dream of completely immolating the government.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Hart thus far has used his own mysterious power to immolate both a young boy and Emperor Corrino’s (Mark Strong) trusted Truthsayer Kasha, and severely singe Emperor Richese.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
One senior source told Fox News that investigators were not certain if the suspect intended to self-immolate himself.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
Three factions, three agendas, one nestled inside the next like a Russian doll: garden-variety Trumpian power-lust and piracy, covering over a deeper plan to radically winnow down the government, covering over a still deeper fever dream of completely immolating the government.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immolate
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Now, 249 years later, we are being asked to sacrifice working families’ health care, immigrant dignity, and the survival of rural America, all to meet an arbitrary deadline set by a president chasing a hallow, symbolic victory.—
Jared Nordlund,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Seagate's Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S is a slick 2TB SSD that plugs directly into your console, amplifying storage without sacrificing load times.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Parks offer an incredible value to Americans: $35 for a week at Yellowstone is less than a family in most U.S. cities pays for a two-hour trip to the movie theater.—
Tate Watkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The spa’s four treatment rooms draw on Chinese, Japanese, and Indian wellness traditions—offering everything from aromatherapy and lymphatic drainage to shiatsu, reflexology, and anti-aging facials using organic Portuguese products.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Immolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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