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as in pardoned
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward
it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us
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as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance
he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration
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Recent Examples of forgiven
You’d be forgiven for estimating that about half of those have come in games against Philadelphia.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
According to church teaching, Catholics who confess their sins are forgiven and therefore released from the eternal or spiritual punishment of damnation.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Established in 2007, the program enables public servants to have their federal student loans forgiven after making payments for 10 years.
—Michael D. Carroll and Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Also, jail doesn’t mean that the taxes are forgiven.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the plans would have forgiven up to $20,000 of unpaid interest for more than 20 million borrowers, the White House said in April.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Biden has forgiven more student debt than any other president.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
While the story ran after Thompson’s killing, the family featured in it saw its lien removed and debt forgiven in November.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The Education Department did not say whether eligible borrowers would be notified about their debt relief, though the agency previously noted borrowers whose loans were forgiven did not need to take additional steps to receive their relief.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
According to church teaching, Catholics who confess their sins are forgiven and therefore released from the eternal or spiritual punishment of damnation.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Established in 2007, the program enables public servants to have their federal student loans forgiven after making payments for 10 years.
—Michael D. Carroll and Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Also, jail doesn’t mean that the taxes are forgiven.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the plans would have forgiven up to $20,000 of unpaid interest for more than 20 million borrowers, the White House said in April.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Biden has forgiven more student debt than any other president.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
While the story ran after Thompson’s killing, the family featured in it saw its lien removed and debt forgiven in November.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The Education Department did not say whether eligible borrowers would be notified about their debt relief, though the agency previously noted borrowers whose loans were forgiven did not need to take additional steps to receive their relief.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiven
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Firmware updates, essential for patching vulnerabilities and enhancing router functionality, are also largely ignored.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
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Actually, what the Magic are doing does need to be explained.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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As explained by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Charlie Eccleshare here, Spurs had been turned down by Hansi Flick and had considered reappointing Mauricio Pochettino.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Forgiven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgiven. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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