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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
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
He was acquitted of two other rape charges.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was acquitted on two other accounts of rape.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 June 2026
He was acquitted of the more serious charges but convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
The three-part series examines the pop star’s 2005 molestation trial, in which he was acquitted of all charges, and features key players from the trial, including jurors, eyewitnesses and prosecutors.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Paxton was impeached by the Texas House on claims of misconduct but was later acquitted by the Texas Senate.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 9 June 2026
That jury also acquitted her on two counts of healthcare fraud.
—Julia Coin
june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Verb
Sean McGuire was acquitted on Friday in the November 2019 strangulation killing of Betty McGuire.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
He was acquitted of two other rape charges.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was acquitted on two other accounts of rape.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 June 2026
He was acquitted of the more serious charges but convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
The three-part series examines the pop star’s 2005 molestation trial, in which he was acquitted of all charges, and features key players from the trial, including jurors, eyewitnesses and prosecutors.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Paxton was impeached by the Texas House on claims of misconduct but was later acquitted by the Texas Senate.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 9 June 2026
That jury also acquitted her on two counts of healthcare fraud.
—Julia Coin
june 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitted
Adjective
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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
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Levine said internet protocol records, which include the geographic location of an internet user, would have exonerated him.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Verb
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But the cells behaved differently.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Keith is absolved of any wrongdoing in the episode and is allowed to keep being a cop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The incident was under review, but previous reviews have almost invariably absolved Israeli troops of blame.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Voters in Makerfield, who have been the focus of international media attention during the five-week campaign, were aware their votes carried unusual weight.—
Kwiyeon Ha,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Wilson lost the fight over state equality in the Senate, but more than a century later, he would be vindicated on the issue of direct congressional elections with the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment.—
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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And yes, despite having a chance at Sergei Bobrovsky at the trade deadline — the original asking price was a first-round pick, which Carolina would have never paid — Tulsky was vindicated in the end.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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No homes had been lost, and Utah Fire Info, a multiagency operation, said in a post on X that firefighters conducted a successful back-burn operation to protect the town.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Then last week, the agency released a more in-depth analysis of 2024 infant mortality data, offering details not yet available for 2025.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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“Acquitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquitted. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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