as in pardoning
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as in absolution
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as in acquitting
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 absolving
Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
The team issued a series of statements Wednesday accepting blame for approving the design and absolving the league’s uniform manufacturer, Fanatics, of responsibility.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Attorney Tom Mincer and our team remain steadfast in our commitment to absolving Lenny of all possession charges.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
And on top of this, many platforms do not classify their riders as employees, legally absolving the companies from providing the many benefits that the workers are demanding.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
Compared to the absolving gleam of latex, sloppy imperfection isn’t especially sexy.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
The team issued a series of statements Wednesday accepting blame for approving the design and absolving the league’s uniform manufacturer, Fanatics, of responsibility.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Attorney Tom Mincer and our team remain steadfast in our commitment to absolving Lenny of all possession charges.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
And on top of this, many platforms do not classify their riders as employees, legally absolving the companies from providing the many benefits that the workers are demanding.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absolving
Noun
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His absolution is not just copaganda meant to make the audience feel that if a Black cop—a homosexual, no less—had to shoot and kill a Black man, well, Black men must deserve to be killed by cops.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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But absolution—total and final—is an impossible sell.—
Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Marc Agnifilo, one of Weinstein’s defense attorneys, told reporters the final juror tally was 9-3 in favor of acquitting his client.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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For pilgrims, Hajj, performed over five days, can be a deeply moving spiritual experience and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins.—
Baraa Anwer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Standard plan payments also may not count toward student loan forgiveness in many cases, including under Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Thursday’s proceeding is expected to bring that long chapter to a close, formally exonerating the four men and marking a consequential moment in a case that has haunted Austin for more than three decades.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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The official investigators of the deaths during the infamous riot were under intense and explicit pressure to conform their testimony to an official, state-exonerating narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If so, then a special dispensation should be made for Barnes and the 10-year career rule.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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But the specific French dispensation—the idea that a man’s erotic life exists outside the moral world of his other obligations, that the wife and the mistress are a civilized arrangement, that desire is sovereign—this mythology did not make the crossing with me, or did not survive it intact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Mullins rejected that argument on the grounds that exculpatory information must always be shared.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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And his exculpatory claim that parking fee revenues benefit the park raises doubts.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Absolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absolving. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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