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
Now, while the verdict is mixed, Combs can claim some vindication on being cleared of the most serious charges.
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Grant would surely see this as vindication of his thesis: Canada has abandoned its traditional identity in favor of a Canadian copy of America’s Ellis Island narrative.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
The 2024 Europa League triumph served as vindication that the Coach could deliver tangible success, collecting his first ever winners’ medal.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
That Journalism would win its second Triple Crown outing would be a celebration of the business, a vindication of unwarranted attacks on a free press.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Grant would surely see this as vindication of his thesis: Canada has abandoned its traditional identity in favor of a Canadian copy of America’s Ellis Island narrative.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
The 2024 Europa League triumph served as vindication that the Coach could deliver tangible success, collecting his first ever winners’ medal.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
That Journalism would win its second Triple Crown outing would be a celebration of the business, a vindication of unwarranted attacks on a free press.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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The pardon erased her conviction and ended her sentence immediately.—
Sarah Jones,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Collins’s prison sentence began in October 2020, only to be sprung early two months later by Trump’s pardon.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Treatments range from classics such as massages, facials, and bodywork to more unconventional options, including energy clearing, sound resonance therapy, and celestial manifesting.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Other sources of income include interest on foreign currency investments held by the Fed; fees for services like check clearing, funds transfers, and clearinghouse operations provided to depository institutions; and interest on loans to depository institutions.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
26 July 2025
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Every character in our show has made mistakes and everyone is seeking some kind of forgiveness or reconciliation.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The emotional episode centers on the power of forgiveness and second chances.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
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Last week, Rolling Stone reported that Combs’ allies have ramped up their efforts in lobbying President Donald Trump for a pardon, feeling emboldened by his partial acquittal.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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Combs still faces prison time, but his acquittals spared him from what could have been life in prison.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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