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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The ruling clears the way for Alabama and other states to continue with the method and is a setback for critics who hoped a fuller examination of Alabama’s protocol would halt its use.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Gabriel and Saliba complement each other brilliantly; while one scraps, blocks and clears, the other sweeps, covers and builds with the ball.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The market now behaves more like cloud infrastructure or semiconductors than traditional enterprise software.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Evergreen in the Deep South, orange jessamine behaves as a die-back perennial in cooler regions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 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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Each pallet carries a ton of bananas.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Spain, for example, has a standard VAT rate of 21% but carries a lower rate for certain items, like 10% for sunglasses and 4% for books and magazines, according to Global Blue, a payments company that helps facilitate VAT refunds.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 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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But Hannah, who sees his true good nature, forgives him.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 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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Freeland agreed with McCarthy’s take that Rumfield conducts himself like a veteran, not a rookie.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The extensive damage to the pad was particularly jarring, said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy for The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization that conducts research and advocacy to promote space exploration.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Acquits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquits. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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