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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 There are no televisions, and guests use walkie-talkies in lieu of phones. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Light seven lanterns if, in lieu of an invasion, there is another smallpox outbreak. — Evan Allgood, New Yorker, 1 July 2026 At its most recent vote last week, the county changed the funding breakdown of where $362 million to be paid by Octapharma in lieu of taxes would go. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026 Wellness touches abound, from three types of healing bath salts to positive affirmations on the clothes hangers and musical instruments to strum in lieu of a TV (although the latter is available on request). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026 Directors Cristobal Léon and Joaquin Cociña used papier-mâché, charcoal, tape, moving miniature wall art, and other mixed media in lieu of traditional puppets. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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