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adjective

Definition of condonednext
as in sanctioned

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condoned

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verb

past tense of condone
as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance he is too quick to condone his friend's faults

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoned
  1. ignored
  2. justified
  3. explained
  4. authorized
  5. appropriate
  6. accepted
Verb
  • Firmware updates, essential for patching vulnerabilities and enhancing router functionality, are also largely ignored.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Teamsters say workers at Amazon are striking at seven delivery stations in Southern California, San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta and Skokie, Illinois, because the company ignored a Sunday deadline the union had set for contract negotiations.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The South Korean military regime justified its violence toward its own citizens by using the threat of North Korea as a rationale.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of justified
Verb
  • Speaking with journalists last month, captain Ryan Yates explained an injury-free pre-season was also crucial.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Actually, what the Magic are doing does need to be explained.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of explained
Adjective
  • The Office of Medical Cannabis offers an authorized practitioner directory on its website where potential medical card applicants can search for a certified doctor by city, county, zip code or specialty.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Congo’s health ministry has issued a public statement instructing people not to handle the remains of anyone who died after experiencing flu-like symptoms without the involvement of authorized health authorities.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorized
Adjective
  • These are things that the federal government has an appropriate role to do.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The bill regulates best practices regarding the health and safety, care, treatment and appropriate placement of youth in boarding schools, boot camps and other youth centers, according to Congress and the organization's website.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of appropriate
Adjective
  • The accepted narrative is that people like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs come up with great ideas.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The cases of the two men who died from exposure to bat guano used to grow marijuana came to light earlier this month through an accepted manuscript published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepted
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