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Recent Examples of atone
For many Israelis, the government and security forces can never atone for the lapses that allowed October 7 to happen.
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Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
Christ on a horse does not atone for the gas chambers.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The 18 defendants, represented by a defense lawyer, are confronted with the witnesses‘ descriptions during the trial and are expected to acknowledge and atone for their crimes.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
In the Netflix musical directed by Jacques Audiard, Gascón plays a cartel boss who tries to atone for her past after transitioning in secret.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
Christ on a horse does not atone for the gas chambers.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The 18 defendants, represented by a defense lawyer, are confronted with the witnesses‘ descriptions during the trial and are expected to acknowledge and atone for their crimes.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
In the Netflix musical directed by Jacques Audiard, Gascón plays a cartel boss who tries to atone for her past after transitioning in secret.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
Verb
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The following day, Garrett apologized, and the couple was again together.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ramirez-Rosa later apologized to Mitts and survived the censure push, but there was bad blood over his treatment of the veteran African American alderman.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The suspect, Fahad Noori, who is originally from Afghanistan, purportedly confessed to investigators that the act was deliberate.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ashraf Tawfik, 60, showed up at headquarters at 12:14 p.m. Friday and confessed, East Brunswick police said in a statement.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
12 Apr. 2024
Verb
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While once seen as a sign of artistry, method acting had a rocky several years, with figures such as Succession’s Brian Cox decrying it and, seemingly, some of the public kicking back against its excesses, which is often used to excuse bad behavior.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The judge did not say why the juror, who owns a truck repair business, was excused.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hackman was praised for his acting but the movie was fiercely criticized for appearing to whitewash history and marginalize Black characters.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, a judge awarded $6.75 million to street artists after developers whitewashed murals at Queens’ 5Pointz.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Inflation Trends The FOMC had been hoping inflation would trend closer to its 2% annual target to justify further rate cuts.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Dictators always wind up needing enemies to justify why nothing has improved under their eternal rule, and once the domestic opposition is eliminated, foreign adventures are inevitable.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The company made efforts to connect directly with communities and local leaders, creating awareness about the importance of rationalizing electricity consumption and the consequences of theft.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ricketts rationalized that the money from Bellinger’s contract could be diverted elsewhere.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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