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
The latter seemed to be a proud vindication of corridos, a style that’s been increasingly under scrutiny in música mexicana because of its tradition of name-checking outlaws, bandits, and cartel leaders.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
Some Republican lawmakers claimed vindication for their views.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
For those who have suffered under the grip of the Khamenei regime, the destruction of some facilities – including detention centers and morality police compounds – brings a complicated sense of relief and vindication.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
This was vindication for his patient work.
—Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
Some Republican lawmakers claimed vindication for their views.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
For those who have suffered under the grip of the Khamenei regime, the destruction of some facilities – including detention centers and morality police compounds – brings a complicated sense of relief and vindication.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
This was vindication for his patient work.
—Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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The president later granted Stone a full pardon.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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As governor, Moore himself issued a mass pardon for misdemeanor drug convictions.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Raymond scored with Logan Stanley in the box for interference, and was set up by Moritz Seider leaping at the blue line to bat down Ryan McLeod's clearing attempt.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Raymond scored with Logan Stanley in the box for interference, and was set up by Moritz Seider leaping at the blue line to bat down Ryan McLeod’s clearing attempt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Honorable mention in the forgiveness category went to Judge Kathleen Coffey, founder of the Homeless Court at Boston’s Pine Street Inn.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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To be eligible, you must have been employed with an eligible company during the SAVE plan pause and be close enough to forgiveness that making those payments would get you to 10 years, which is 120 months.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Snyder’s appeal makes a motion for new trial on his charge of obstructing the IRS and challenges the denial of his motion for acquittal and the denial of a motion for leave to file a motion for a new trial for obstructing the IRS, according to the two-page notice of appeal.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The jurors deliberated for two days in late October before reaching their verdicts, which included one acquittal of a wire-fraud count.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a trial judge, he was known for emphasizing rehabilitation and alternative sentencing and presided over proceedings that led to the posthumous exoneration of Tim Cole.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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The country had yet to hold the first Marcos to account for plunder and human-rights abuses, and this election seemed an exoneration of both his and Rodrigo Duterte’s sins.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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