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peace offering

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Miffed, Callie slinks away, but returns later with a slice of birthday cake, intended as a peace offering.

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The hold-outs who warned against the “nuclear option” all hoped that Republicans would accept their new peace offering.

Is this a peace offering or a challenge of athletic prowess?

After his tweeting marathon resulted in a media storm, Southwest issued another statement and a peace offering: a $100 voucher.

It feels more like a peace offering than a warning, a casual gesture signifying her candidness.

If you are a straight male politician making a peace offering to a room filled with gays, you can do much worse than this.

The same disproportion of number and value may be noticed on many occasions between the sin-offering and the peace offering.

"Thank you very much," replied Fred, accepting the "peace offering," while his friend made similar acknowledgment.

Cortes was graciously pleased to grant their request, and to accept as a peace-offering a score of slaves.

Will ye present your belts and weapons to the Great Tamil as a peace offering?

With him came seven women, meant as a peace-offering, all painted and adorned with wampum.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to peace offering, such as: dove of peace, expiatory offering, expiatory sacrifice, hand of friendship, heave offering, and irenics.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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