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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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After the season Manchester United has endured, the club’s fans could be forgiven for wanting the campaign to end.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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There are no limits to the number of donations per person, though fines will not be forgiven for library items that are lost or damaged.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Johnson’s sentence was commuted in 2018, and she was fully pardoned in 2020, but Kardashian seemed unsatisfied with her own level of participation in the process.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Tax collection: Licensees are required to collect and remit all applicable state and local sales taxes, as well as a $0.75 per gallon wine excise tax, a 6.5% state sales tax and a 3% liquor sales tax.—
Seth Eli Barlow,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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These include: March 2021: Penalized by the Kentucky Department of Insurance for failing to file surplus lines taxes on time. July 2021: Entered a consent agreement with the Kansas Insurance Commissioner after repeatedly missing deadlines to file an excess lines report and remit taxes.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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