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as in exonerated
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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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 acquitted
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Manly-Williams was a star witness against ex-Antioch K9 officer Morteza Amiri, who was convicted of siccing his dog on a man without cause, but acquitted of conspiracy and civil rights charges.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Sullivan acquitted himself well in the Arizona Fall League while Spence, an undrafted free agent, reached Double-A Corpus Christi in his first full professional season.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The trial ended—shockingly—with Goetz acquitted of everything but a weapons charge.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
That was evident at Sunday’s Golden Globes, where A-list actors acquitted themselves well in the art of ensuring their status timepieces were easily seen beyond the end of their shirt and jacket cuffs.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Advertisement He was charged with kidnapping, armed extortion and armed robbery, but acquitted by reason of insanity.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Dugan pleaded not guilty, and she was acquitted on a lesser misdemeanor charge.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Only four were acquitted of all charges, according to NPR; the rest were found guilty by judge or jury on at least some counts.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Her seat was initially filed by the appointment of Melinda De La Vega in 2024 as an interim council member, but in the November 2025 elections De La Vega instead ran for a different seat under the expectation that Pacheco might be acquitted.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Manly-Williams was a star witness against ex-Antioch K9 officer Morteza Amiri, who was convicted of siccing his dog on a man without cause, but acquitted of conspiracy and civil rights charges.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Sullivan acquitted himself well in the Arizona Fall League while Spence, an undrafted free agent, reached Double-A Corpus Christi in his first full professional season.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The trial ended—shockingly—with Goetz acquitted of everything but a weapons charge.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
That was evident at Sunday’s Golden Globes, where A-list actors acquitted themselves well in the art of ensuring their status timepieces were easily seen beyond the end of their shirt and jacket cuffs.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Advertisement He was charged with kidnapping, armed extortion and armed robbery, but acquitted by reason of insanity.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Dugan pleaded not guilty, and she was acquitted on a lesser misdemeanor charge.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Only four were acquitted of all charges, according to NPR; the rest were found guilty by judge or jury on at least some counts.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitted
Adjective
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Gillispie was released from prison in 2011, exonerated in 2017 and declared wrongfully imprisoned in 2021.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, the Minnesota Conviction Review Board said he should be exonerated.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At low electron densities, excitons behaved normally.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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The latter already behaved well, and the former does not care.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Veiel, conducting a forensic examination of Riefenstahl’s archives and other sources, picks apart the myth the filmmaker propagated after World War II that absolved herself of any complicity in Nazi atrocities.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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Yet this compromise absolved slavery’s defenders of any obligation to concede ground, and placed the onus squarely on slavery’s critics to accommodate their demands.—
Time,
Time,
17 Nov. 2025
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Those fans seemed vindicated when the brash Johnson came in and guided the Cowboys to their most losses ever in a 1-15 debut.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some were celebrated in their time; others were silenced, only to be vindicated centuries later.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
25 Dec. 2025
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The poll, conducted between December 21, 2025, to January 6, 2026, surveyed 808 Marylanders.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Acquitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquitted. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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