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adjective

as in cleared

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verb

past tense of acquit
1
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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2
as in behaved
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
Verb
Eventually in 2015, Knox and Sollecito were acquitted by Italy's highest court after maintaining their innocence and several appeals. — Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Eight defendants were later found guilty of crimes linked to the robbery and two defendants were acquitted. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Bronx prosecutors took his case all the way to a jury, which rejected the cops’ version of events and acquitted him, the Daily News reported at the time. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 On October 3, 1995, after an eight-month trial that featured allegations of police planting evidence and gloves that Simpson supposedly wore the night of the murders not fitting him, Simpson was acquitted. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 After Knox was convicted of Kercher’s murder in 2009 and sentenced to 26 years in prison, the conviction was overturned in 2011 and she was fully acquitted in 2015. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Those who were acquitted, or never charged, believed the past was just that. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden, who was accused but later acquitted of hacking her parents to death with an axe. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 The move was reminiscent of another high-profile Massachusetts murder trial that recently captured headlines, when Karen Read was acquitted of the top charge during her 2025 retrial. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitted
  1. cleared
  2. exonerated
  3. behaved
  4. absolved
  5. carried
  6. vindicated
  7. conducted
  8. released
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    — Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cleared
Verb
  • These include cases in which the men were exonerated through DNA or blood evidence and others in which police are accused of fabricating evidence.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Newly exonerated, he's treated in some corners as a folk hero.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of exonerated
Verb
  • But the second, subdominant charge density wave, behaved very differently.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike most six‑figure exotics that depreciate as predictably as the setting sun, the 911 has behaved like a blue‑chip asset, giving owners confidence that their purchase rested on unusually solid financial ground.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of behaved
Verb
  • The city of Elk Grove had absolved itself and the street design, and California had collectively accepted the inherent danger of automobiles.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That has not always been guaranteed during his time in the Spanish capital, as he has often been absolved of defensive responsibility to maximise his attacking threat.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of absolved
Verb
  • Wrapped in a blue blanket, the young woman was carried to an ambulance as firefighters embraced and onlookers cheered.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Catherine, Princess of Wales has carried the label repeatedly, including its Nano Montreal and Hudson styles, while Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway and other high-profile customers have helped extend its recognition internationally.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Far from being vindicated, however, she was crushed as a brazen, thorough cover-up emerged.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The two newspapers were briefly silenced by the White House, which persuaded the courts to order them to cease releasing the documents, and then were vindicated when the Supreme Court barred the government from restraining publication.
    — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of vindicated
Verb
  • The district attorney confirmed that a search conducted in Hudson, Massachusetts, Tuesday evening was connected to the investigation.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of operations aimed at specific individuals, federal agents increasingly conducted sweeps outside of Home Depot storefronts — where day laborers have long gathered to be hired for work.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • Along for the ride in pouches behind its mandibles are spores of a fungus that are released as the insect chews through the wood.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Inspector General Eliot Prescott released a 26-page report detailing the findings of his investigation into the death of 33-year-old Gamboy Guaranda at the New Haven Correctional Center on April 16.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
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