as in acquits
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 absolves
Sure, people blame the shooter to an extent, but in trying to paint one of America’s two predominant political cultures absolves the shooter of responsibility.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Though South Korea’s then President Park Geun-hye halted operations in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test, the new statement explicitly absolves Pyongyang of any responsibility, and has been framed by conservatives as kowtowing to the Kim regime.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Though South Korea’s then President Park Geun-hye halted operations in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test, the new statement explicitly absolves Pyongyang of any responsibility, and has been framed by conservatives as kowtowing to the Kim regime.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Absolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolves. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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