as in to apologize
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Recent Examples of atone
In a desperate attempt to atone for his error, Rogers fouls Lucas Michel on the edge of the box.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
For many Israelis, the government and security forces can never atone for the lapses that allowed October 7 to happen.
—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
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
For many Israelis, the government and security forces can never atone for the lapses that allowed October 7 to happen.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
Verb
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After the diary room, Rourke returned to the group and pulled Siwa aside to apologize.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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As a result, all these years later, almost every person or couple who comes into my office for the first time ends up apologizing.—
Mary Clements Evans,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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Until Henry momentarily excuses himself from the table, that is, and the person or persons behind these winky-wink messages tell her to poison Henry ASAP or the menacing guy currently hiding in her apartment will kill her boy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 2025 Masters is here, and more than Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will be on display this week at Augusta National Golf Club for all the fans — excuse us, patrons — to bear witness to.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The abrupt and unusual restoration comes after critics, historians, and concerned citizens accused the agency of whitewashing not just African-American history, but American history as a whole.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the novel, Brontë implies that Heathcliff is nonwhite, and fans have described Elordi's casting as whitewashing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Officials were pressed to justify the action on Sunday morning news shows, where again the confused messaging was apparent.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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High-stakes use cases might justify a premium model, while simpler tasks could be served by more affordable options.—
Roman Vorel,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Find another scapegoat to rationalize your assault on the crown jewels of American progress — our colleges and universities that until now have attracted the best and the brightest from our country and all over the world.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2025
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Clearly the request — which must have originated in City Hall — uses the fires as a smokescreen to rationalize a bailout for a deficit that is fundamentally the result of years-long fiscal malpractice.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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