as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
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Recent Examples of vindication
But rather than vindicating the administration's pressure campaign, these retroactive revisions to others seem like a vindication of the Fed's previous actions.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Yet the White House on Tuesday was quick to claim vindication from what is normally a routine annual data update.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
To some, this may appear as vindication for those pushing to dismantle these programs.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Yet the White House on Tuesday was quick to claim vindication from what is normally a routine annual data update.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
To some, this may appear as vindication for those pushing to dismantle these programs.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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Grant told me in an interview that there is a need for new initiatives such as the Federal Expungement Initiative, the Right to Banking campaign, and the development of state-by-state pardon and expungement guides.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mansell said his legal team never reached out to the White House seeking a pardon.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
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Brian Hie, who leads the Arc Institute lab, reflected on the moment the plates revealed clearings where bacteria had died.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four preset treatments—better aging, skin clearing, skin sustain, and the LED-free undereye revive—can be selected with the attached remote, all of which last under 15 minutes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In its final episodes, the show builds to a climax that’s protracted over several episodes, drawing out the series’ ideas about masculinity, rage, and forgiveness.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here’s what student loan borrowers should know, and who could potentially be included in any loan forgiveness relief ordered by the court.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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After Karen Read’s inevitable (second) acquittal, Alan Jackson wrote a scathing letter to Commissioner Cox basically telling him that Kelly Dever was all through as a cop.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Three of the other five charges against him ended with an acquittal after jury trials, and the other two charges were dismissed.—
Mia Maldonado,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite the exoneration, the battle wasn’t over.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Since her exoneration, Knox has become a respected author of three books, a journalist, activist, and podcaster.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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