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as a substitute In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.

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Recent Examples of in lieu The family asked for donations to be made to Parton's Imagination Library, which gifts free books to children from birth to age 5, in lieu of flowers. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 While Connecticut has responded to these attacks, creating a new student loan program and funding tens of millions in research programming in lieu of federal hostility, the attacks keep coming. — Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 The Old Hollywood starlet received eight engagement rings from her suitors, as some of them opted to give her other jewelry in lieu of a ring. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026 Place it atop a credenza to create a diffused glow throughout the room in lieu of harsh overhead lighting. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in lieu

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