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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Vinyl vindication The event comes as spending on vinyl continues to climb, even as streaming has become the dominant format for music listening.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
As such, the museum serves as a space of historical vindication for an artist who struggled, rock hammer in hand, against mountainous odds.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
For someone who nearly walked away from all of it, the schedule ahead looks like vindication.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Frick employees may feel a similar dose of vindication.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2026
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
As such, the museum serves as a space of historical vindication for an artist who struggled, rock hammer in hand, against mountainous odds.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
For someone who nearly walked away from all of it, the schedule ahead looks like vindication.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Frick employees may feel a similar dose of vindication.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2026
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 24 Apr. 2026.
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