remission
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Synonyms
absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, pardon, remittal
Antonyms
penalty, punishment, retribution
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Like those in remission from any illness, there will always be a kernel of dread. — Nancy Richardson Fischer, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Power of Not Naming My Disorder," 3 Dec. 2018 News outlets reported Wednesday that an investigation from 2007 to 2016 found that some employees at the historically black university received tuition remission and university grants. — Fox News, "Howard University fires 6 after financial aid investigation," 29 Mar. 2018 Tuition remission for employees and eligible dependents for any degree in progress for up to four years, with one additional year for individuals who will begin classes in the fall 2018. — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, "48 University of Akron faculty, administrators opt to take voluntary retirement incentives," 28 Mar. 2018 Among bulimic and binge eating patients, the remission rates were 44% and 52%, respectively, one year later. — Waverly Colville, WSJ, "How Virtual Reality Is Being Used to Treat Eating Disorders," 25 July 2018 Over time, many people with relapsing-remitting MS go on to develop secondary-progressive MS, in which symptoms grow worse, with fewer periods of remission. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "The Inward Empire," 27 June 2018 Vets previously diagnosed with PTSD can slip out of remission, and some may experience it for the first time. — April Dembosky, Washington Post, "Reverberations From War Complicate Vietnam Veterans’ End-Of-Life Care," 7 Mar. 2018 Peter was in total remission from cancer but passed due to complications of pneumonia. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 7/11," 11 July 2018 But in 2014, Simon received a cancer diagnosis of his own — and is now in remission from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, "Head of Biden Cancer Initiative draws on own diagnosis to speed research," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'remission.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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