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martyrdom

noun as in suffering endured for sake of a cause

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But amidst this massive effort to manipulate his image into martyrdom, the biggest voices on the right are exploiting Kirk’s death for their own agenda.

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"This is now where his martyrdom was established," he said, reflecting on his school.

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“No, man, there’s going to be millions of bold voices raised up out of the sacrifice and martyrdom of Charlie Kirk.”

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Since the “Reputation” era, Swift has made martyrdom into a billion-dollar industry, a smart move further aided by her public enemy, Scooter Braun, purchasing her master recordings in 2019.

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Nobody was sure what they were up to - until the surveillance revealed the men recording "martyrdom" videos envisaging their own deaths mid-air.

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

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