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Recent Examples of atone
Blake probably had his best roster-building season, atoning (sort of) for the Pierre-Luc Dubois mistake by flipping him for Darcy Kuemper, who is a Vezina Trophy finalist, and picking up Andrei Kuzmenko from Philadelphia around the deadline to give the offense a jolt.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
May and June budget deficit UBS Group no plans to atone
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—Fiona MacDonald, Fortune, 31 May 2025
Kuroda is tasked with carrying the load on her shoulders and delivers, singing and dancing with exhausting verve while dipping into the emotional demands of a character atoning inside her long life.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Emilia Pérez follows a Mexican drug cartel head (Karla Sofía Gascón) who reinvents herself and attempts to atone for her crimes after undergoing gender-affirming surgery.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
May and June budget deficit UBS Group no plans to atone
Diamondback Energyproduction has peakeddrill, baby, drill
JPMorgan Chase
Explore this year's list.
—Fiona MacDonald, Fortune, 31 May 2025
Kuroda is tasked with carrying the load on her shoulders and delivers, singing and dancing with exhausting verve while dipping into the emotional demands of a character atoning inside her long life.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Emilia Pérez follows a Mexican drug cartel head (Karla Sofía Gascón) who reinvents herself and attempts to atone for her crimes after undergoing gender-affirming surgery.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
Verb
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In 2015, Netanyahu's spokesman apologized to former President Barack Obama.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Bryant apologized to his accuser and her family but denied the allegations.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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That myth has been debunked — a publicity agent confessed in 2010 that the company made it up.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Randle allegedly confessed to lying about the kidnapping, CBS News reported, citing charging documents.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
Verb
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This is what happens when incitement is normalized and hate is excused under the guise of political expression.—
Lisa Katz,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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More covert and implicit behaviors are also easier for abusers to deflect, excuse away, and blame their partner for.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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India are no longer the Invincibles at home, having been whitewashed by New Zealand.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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In fact, state efforts to whitewash history can inadvertently create opportunities for activists to push narratives in the opposite direction—expanding, rather than narrowing, how slavery and its long legacies are conceived and discussed.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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This pattern suggests potential sensitivity to macroeconomic shocks. LLY Valuation Sensitivity: The company’s elevated multiple, while justified by growth prospects, creates vulnerability to any disappointment in execution or market sentiment shifts.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In the show’s April 15 premiere, Jax strives to justify his actions in a confessional interview.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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The group again tries to rationalize the morality of killing the baby.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Walking the Talk as a Role Model Too many leaders assume organizational rules don't apply to them, creating double standards and rationalizing inappropriate behavior.—
Joseph Folkman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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