as in amnesty
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party
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Recent Examples of forgiveness
Both players apologized; Townsend has since pulled out of the China and Wuhan Opens, citing an ankle injury, while Musetti appealed to fans for forgiveness after beating Adrian Mannarino over the weekend.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Many who took the stage before and after her, however, spoke the language not of forgiveness but of girding for battle.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
For example, under the rule involving SAVE, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
During the memorial, Erika, who was recently elected the new CEO and chairman of Turning Point USA, spoke to the crowd and shared a message of forgiveness for Tyler Robinson.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Many who took the stage before and after her, however, spoke the language not of forgiveness but of girding for battle.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
For example, under the rule involving SAVE, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
During the memorial, Erika, who was recently elected the new CEO and chairman of Turning Point USA, spoke to the crowd and shared a message of forgiveness for Tyler Robinson.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgiveness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiveness
Noun
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The ruling may also push Bolsonaro’s allies in Brazil’s largely conservative Congress to seek some form of amnesty for him.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some members of Brazil’s Congress had already, prior to the verdict, introduced a bill that could grant Bolsonaro amnesty.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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His pardon came after years of pressure on Egypt’s government from his family, that included long hunger strikes by Abd El-Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, who is a professor of math at Cairo University.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Forgiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgiveness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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