Thesaurus results for SACRIFICING

sacrificing

verb

present participle of sacrifice

as in offering

to give up as an offering to a god according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

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Recent Examples of sacrificing Scaling without sacrificing speed Traditional large language models generate text sequentially, predicting one token at a time. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 Annie Meyers-Shyer spent years thinking about how to renovate an old house without sacrificing its character. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026 Rather than swapping to a low-sodium diet, using a blend that features one particular peptide isolated from the edible Hypsizygus marmoreus mushroom could mean drastically reducing salt intake for your health, without sacrificing flavor. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 The worry is that Djrum might be trying a little bit too hard to impress, sacrificing listenability for technical expertise and look-at-this hyper-eclecticism. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026 Companies pursuing restructuring, portfolio repositioning, margin-sacrificing technology investment or leadership resets often need time, control and room to make unpopular decisions. — Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In Rally, at a hyper-competitive elite tennis academy, ambitious young players discover that the loneliest sport in the world demands sacrificing the very connections that might be the only thing that makes winning worth it. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 It is edited to death, sacrificing the drama of interactions in real time. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Related Stories The discussion brought together representatives from Lionsgate, UTA, Gold House Studios, Hybe America Studios and East West Bank to examine how Asian stories can reach wider audiences without sacrificing their cultural identity. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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Now, researchers studying Japanese land snails have identified a gene that helps determine whether their shells coil clockwise or counterclockwise, offering new clues into how animals develop their left and right sides.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The High Phenolic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is designed for daily wellness rituals, offering one of the highest concentrations of polyphenols and oleocanthal available.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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