as in exonerated
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
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Recent Examples of absolved
Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Khan, who led the agency in bringing the lawsuit against Amazon, suggested that the FTC had absolved the company of its full culpability by agreeing to settle.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Adani's flagship Adani Enterprises jumped over 4% after India's market watchdog absolved Adani Group and its founder Gautam Adani of certain misconduct allegations made by Hindenburg Research.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The manhunt identified an initial suspect as George Zinn, but he was just charged with obstruction and absolved of any responsibility in the shooting.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Mahomes isn’t absolved from that.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
That does not mean that veterans are absolved of these tests as well, and that is certainly the case for the Green Bay Packers.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
However, Posada also absolved Boone of blame during a group media session.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The book would remain out of print for the duration of an eight-year legal battle that ultimately saw Matthiessen and his publisher, Viking, absolved.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Khan, who led the agency in bringing the lawsuit against Amazon, suggested that the FTC had absolved the company of its full culpability by agreeing to settle.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Adani's flagship Adani Enterprises jumped over 4% after India's market watchdog absolved Adani Group and its founder Gautam Adani of certain misconduct allegations made by Hindenburg Research.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The manhunt identified an initial suspect as George Zinn, but he was just charged with obstruction and absolved of any responsibility in the shooting.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Mahomes isn’t absolved from that.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
That does not mean that veterans are absolved of these tests as well, and that is certainly the case for the Green Bay Packers.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
However, Posada also absolved Boone of blame during a group media session.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolved
Verb
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Berchtold was later acquitted of the kidnapping charges by reason of mental defect.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Combs and Jones were later acquitted in the incident.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The civil rights counts against Buck Aldridge are not related to the fatal shooting of the exonerated man, Leonard Cure, whom Aldridge killed during a struggle after a traffic stop in 2023.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Absolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolved. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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