vindication
noun
vin·di·ca·tion
ˌvin-də-ˈkā-shən 
: an act of vindicating : the state of being vindicated
specifically
: justification against denial or censure : defense
Examples of vindication in a Sentence
recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
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When those goals were eventually met, the pay package delivered Musk tens of millions of dollars in options—at once a win for him and a vindication for Tesla shareholders who had seen their stock multiply.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Hezbollah persisted until Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000—a moment of celebration and vindication for Hezbollah, and for Iran, a sign that the Hezbollah model held promise elsewhere.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
That figure felt like both vindication and security.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from February 2022 served as vindication for NATO's eastern-most nations, who for years had been warning their Western allies that Moscow could not be a reliable partner.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Hezbollah persisted until Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000—a moment of celebration and vindication for Hezbollah, and for Iran, a sign that the Hezbollah model held promise elsewhere.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
That figure felt like both vindication and security.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from February 2022 served as vindication for NATO's eastern-most nations, who for years had been warning their Western allies that Moscow could not be a reliable partner.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindication. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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