as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remission
In complete remission, all signs and symptoms of cancer have disappeared, the agency says, while in partial remission, the cancer may be reduced but remain in the body.
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Alice Park, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Experts emphasize that remission does not eliminate the risk entirely, as dormant cancer cells can reactivate over time.
Kate has expressed her commitment to maintaining her health and doing everything possible to stay cancer-free.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
If someone remains in complete remission for five or more years — as in all signs and symptoms of cancer have disappeared — some doctors may tell a patient that they are cured.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Riley claimed to have been fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma, going through at least four remissions and relapses between 2012 and 2016.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Alice Park, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Experts emphasize that remission does not eliminate the risk entirely, as dormant cancer cells can reactivate over time.
Kate has expressed her commitment to maintaining her health and doing everything possible to stay cancer-free.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
If someone remains in complete remission for five or more years — as in all signs and symptoms of cancer have disappeared — some doctors may tell a patient that they are cured.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Riley claimed to have been fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma, going through at least four remissions and relapses between 2012 and 2016.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remission
Noun
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Experts advise borrowers to stay informed, maintain accurate records of their loans and prepare for possible policy shifts that could impact repayment and forgiveness programs.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Her compassion and forgiveness and understanding are an outgrowth of her love for him as a friend and probably her closest friend.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Feb. 2025
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Lincoln’s successor, Andrew Johnson, swiftly granted an amnesty to most former Confederate citizens, restoring all rights to property (except enslaved people).—
Scott Spillman,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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Part of the agreement under which Junts backs Sanchez’s government was an amnesty against prosecution related to past attempts to secure Catalonia’s secession from Spain.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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If anything, Trump’s pardon created a rare and temporary sense of unity among Illinois Democrats and Republicans who decried the president’s move.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Those included promising not to seek a pardon for Edward Snowden, regularly updating the Senate Intel committee on her foreign travel and working with the panel to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remission. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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