as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
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Recent Examples of vindication
Peace confines violence to self-defense in vindication of the right of self-preservation.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Winkler expressed a sense of vindication after news reports began circulating Thursday that someone had been arrested in connection with the Kenneth fire.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, Ridley-Thomas’ quest for vindication reaches a critical moment, with oral arguments scheduled before a three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals in Pasadena.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Cirium’s data is a vindication of Southwest’s investment and efforts.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Winkler expressed a sense of vindication after news reports began circulating Thursday that someone had been arrested in connection with the Kenneth fire.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, Ridley-Thomas’ quest for vindication reaches a critical moment, with oral arguments scheduled before a three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals in Pasadena.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Cirium’s data is a vindication of Southwest’s investment and efforts.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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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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Moreover, the president wouldn’t rule out sending U.S. troops to handle the massive job of demolishing and clearing destroyed Gazan buildings and disposing of unexploded munitions.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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This growth was supported by higher transaction and clearing revenues, particularly in energy futures and options.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
6 Feb. 2025
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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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But if history is any guide — his testimony in his 2001 gun possession trial helped in his acquittal — Combs has the stomach.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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Marine veteran Daniel Penny is celebrating his recent acquittal for manslaughter inside a historic college football game suite.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
14 Dec. 2024
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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