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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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There were other consequences for the city too – like the hefty settlement payments Detroit doled out to the exonerated men in Simon’s cases.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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The film’s most tense and destabilizing sequence is a confrontational meeting between the exonerated men and Bishop.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Collins is facing off against former college football coach Derek Dooley in Tuesday's runoff, after no Republican candidate cleared 50% of the vote in last month's primary.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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China wouldn’t have cleared that bar then, during Mao’s rule that claimed many millions of lives through famine and revolutionary upheaval.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Though not biological siblings, Kane and Luna had grown up together and behaved like true brother and sister.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Combs’ defense has freely acknowledged that the mogul behaved badly.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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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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Bad luck, yes, but Vladar, who finished with 18 saves on 21 Penguins shots, can’t be totally absolved of it.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The third group had not yet been diagnosed with breast cancer, but carried a genetic predisposition, such as the BRCA gene, that put them at high risk for triple-negative cancer.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement DiCaprio told Scorsese that their experiences together have carried into his work with other filmmakers, including most recently Paul Thomas Anderson.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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When viewers began making the same comparison unprompted, Brower felt vindicated.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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It has now been vindicated; the block on the duties was stayed.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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In a hypothetical matchup, Ossoff led Collins by 7 percentage points in a poll conducted in early April by Echelon Insights.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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At a Monday news conference, NTSB Vice Chairman Michael Graham spoke about the report and a separate report on revenue passenger-carrying operations, including skydiving, conducted in 2021.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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As of Sunday evening, the names of those killed had yet to be released.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The full text has not yet been released and a formal signing ceremony slated to take place in Switzerland on Friday.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Acquitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquitted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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