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martyr

noun as in sufferer

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noun as in sacrificing person

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Regardless of whether the prosecution is successful or not the party could make hay from the case and present her as a martyr.

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Nationally, conservatives have rushed to solidify the image of Kirk as a martyr for their cause.

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Even while filling in for Kirk, who is now seen as a conservative martyr, Carlson managed to upset some on the right.

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He also said that "some of those who buried the bodies have been martyred or no longer remember where they buried them".

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The fans were enraged, They now saw him as akin to a martyr who might be carried out on his shield because his directors wouldn't back his vision to bring success.

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

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