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sacrifices

noun as in loss

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Their skull-shaped body may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld, and the iconic screaming sound may have prepared human sacrifices for their mythological descent into Mictlan, the Aztec underworld.

Consider those sacrifices a compromise in the name of self-preservation, he said.

From Salon

"That is the least they deserve given the sacrifices they have made, and it is why this government is ensuring homes will be there for heroes across the UK."

From BBC

If cultivated meat and insects are pitched as necessary sacrifices, any gains they make may be temporary at best.

From Salon

He loves her, he sacrifices for her, and he frustrates her when he gets caught.

From Salon

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

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