as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance
he is too quick to condone his friend's faults
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as in sanctioned
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoned
Verb
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According to a passenger who spotted her aboard the plane, the congressional representative had ignored a friendly greeting from the economy-cabin flier.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Sometimes, they’d be turned away, and other times, ignored.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And like any sanctioned economy, the results were predictable.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Police did not appear to look into the possibility of Kohberger going on a non-sanctioned visit that weekend, which would have been while he was enrolled at DeSales University in Pennsylvania.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Oldenburg Film Festival has long been the place to find the strange, the overlooked and the unapologetically unconventional in indie cinema.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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For decades, Black performers, writers, and producers have fought to carve out space in an industry that too often overlooked or distorted their stories.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anytime there’s a federal budgetary surplus (which sounds laughable), Congress may conclude that past lawmakers have overtaxed their constituents such that a prompt return of the excess revenue is justified.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors said that seemed to be aimed at finding jurors who would be open to an argument that an attack on the presidential candidate was justified.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Green then explained the medical and industrial applications for these new knits.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Her therapist – who Heming Willis accidentally referred to her as her own caregiver – explained how normal these feelings were.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The docuseries follows the reality-TV family as Todd and Julie are eventually pardoned, released from prison and return home.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Aug. 2025
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His administration pardoned roughly 1,500 people charged or convicted in connection with the riot.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If students were not in class, they would be marked absent but would be excused if a parent called them out.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Paris Jackson wants to be excused from the narrative that she was involved in Michael Jackson‘s biopic, and is calling Colman Domingo out for his recent comments about her.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Retailers that sell any non-approved items could face a fine of $1,000 per day per product.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rather, employees simply enroll in any courses from four pre-approved universities and the cost is covered.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Condoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoned. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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