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Recent Examples of absolution Mercy asks for allowance, where forgiveness demands absolution. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 1 July 2025 Everybody loves a reformed sinner, and his first inquisitors, UF trustees, were prepared to grant Ono absolution. Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025 The show pursues this dream to the point of absurdity, holding out hope for Serena’s absolution long past the point when a reasonable observer would have abandoned it. Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025 Dolly de Leon's performance in Triangle of Sadness is groundbreaking — here's why De Leon stars in Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 as Agnes, an ex-nun seeking absolution. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for absolution
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Noun
  • 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
  • The emotional episode centers on the power of forgiveness and second chances.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Could an amnesty program help those here with vital jobs that help keep our economy running?
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Minutes later, his agriculture secretary said there would be no amnesty.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The pardon erased her conviction and ended her sentence immediately.
    Sarah Jones, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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“Absolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolution. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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