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 for years before his vindication, Conquest was accused of Russophobia.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
The British government will see a deal it as a vindication of Starmer’s emollient approach to Trump, which has avoided direct confrontation or criticism.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
That is a shift in mindset from previous incumbents and to win the FA Cup would be vindication for the Austrian’s methods — for his positive approach and that relentless desire to utilise ‘intrinsic motivation’.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Now, 25 years later, more than 100 of his former patients have some vindication in their yearslong fight: a court has ordered him to pay a total of $1.6 billion.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
The British government will see a deal it as a vindication of Starmer’s emollient approach to Trump, which has avoided direct confrontation or criticism.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
That is a shift in mindset from previous incumbents and to win the FA Cup would be vindication for the Austrian’s methods — for his positive approach and that relentless desire to utilise ‘intrinsic motivation’.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Now, 25 years later, more than 100 of his former patients have some vindication in their yearslong fight: a court has ordered him to pay a total of $1.6 billion.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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The timing of all this is interesting, as R. Kelly’s legal team had been trying to get in contact with President Donald Trump to obtain a pardon for him.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
17 June 2025
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Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were among Trump’s last-minute pardons before leaving his first term in office four years ago.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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However, many of those same experts have warned that clearing brush is not the same as large-scale logging or clear cutting — which can eliminate fire-suppressing shade and moisture and lead to new growth of more combustible non-native plants and grasses.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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With large-scale land clearing came a sharp decline in wildlife of all kinds.—
Sean Lawrence,
The Conversation,
18 June 2025
Noun
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In that time, borrowers have seen policy changes, inaccurate payment information, and unfulfilled promises of loan forgiveness.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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The procession is a part of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year which occurs every 25 years to celebrate forgiveness and often features a pilgrimage to a sacred site.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
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Other investigations Read’s acquittal in O’Keefe’s murder means no one has yet been held accountable for his death.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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Donald Trump Is Listening Hegseth Recommended a ‘Passive Approach’ to Honoring Juneteenth The jury returned with the three acquittals after four days of deliberation, but the decision wasn’t without confusion.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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