1
as in clears
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime
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2
as in behaves
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle
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Recent Examples of acquits
In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well.
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Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
McKinley acquits himself capably enough with the few complex action set pieces, notably when a tattered rope bridge across a deep gorge requires enterprising thinking and physical endangerment of Murphy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
McKinley acquits himself capably enough with the few complex action set pieces, notably when a tattered rope bridge across a deep gorge requires enterprising thinking and physical endangerment of Murphy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquits
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Once the front clears the area Saturday night, a much cooler air mass will settle in for the second half of the weekend.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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That clears the path for mass deportations and sending Navy gunboats into the Channel to turn back small boats.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
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To understand why Ganymede still behaves like a magnetically active world, researchers built computer models that recreated the moon’s thermal history from its earliest days to the present.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The result is a condition that behaves less like an isolated skin issue and more like a chronic disease that requires long-term management.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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Pressed to provide a single minute of footage that exonerates his deputies or his own leadership during the two weeks Mitchell suffered in a cell just downstairs from his office, Smith offers a rare blink.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Here is the video with the new angle from Collins that exonerates Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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And downtown on Michigan Avenue, Water Tower Place, once the anchor of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, carries its own laundry list of troubles after years of financial losses and the closure of several major tenants.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Carlson’s insistence that unrest in cities is the cause rather than the consequence of escalation absolves decision-makers of responsibility for that collapse — and provides a moral rationale for expanding force.—
Robert Pape,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Schwartz countered that Amiri’s acquittal absolves Wenger of anything committed by Amiri, brushing off the government’s evidence that Amiri and Wenger had texted about wanting to use force on people.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2025
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At certain points in the novel, that distance calcifies and restrains his writing.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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And most of the officials agreed that the Fed’s key rate is close to a level that neither stimulates nor restrains the economy.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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While The Pitt forgives and empathizes with Robby’s flaws, Robby is not called on to extend that empathy to others.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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There is no blanket federal program that automatically forgives credit card debt simply because someone is a veteran.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In 2020, a visiting neuroscientist conducts a series of experiments into the possibilities of botanical consciousness.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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The nonpartisan, independent Office of the Legislative Auditor conducts investigations and makes recommendations, but cannot make arrests.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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“Acquits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquits. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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