acquitting 1 of 2

present participle of acquit

acquitting

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adjective

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Recent Examples of acquitting
Adjective
Verdict Announced in Young Dolph's Murder Trial The jury deliberated for about three hours before acquitting the 45-year-old of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges. Jenna Sundel gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 In 2013, with Knox now back in the United States, Italy’s highest court ordered a new trial, ultimately acquitting her in 2015. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitting
Verb
  • Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of the investigation for the detectives was clearing Leslie's husband of any involvement in the murder.
    Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • A couple-hundred miles east and 180 years earlier, in 1795, an Ontario farmer named John McIntosh came upon a couple dozen apple trees while clearing brush on his property.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now the software does this and can make adjustments from corner to corner based on how the car is behaving.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Italy's highest court made the final ruling in 2015, exonerating Knox and Sollecito for good.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Two recent court decisions—one a civil case over an allegedly defective anatomical implant, the other a murder in rural Wisconsin—are the latest in a string of decisions confirming wearables data is fair game and can be pivotal in exposing a wrongdoing or exonerating an innocent person.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2021
Verb
  • Utah authorities released photos of the person of interest in the shooting on Thursday in which the individual can be seen on steps while carrying a black backpack and wearing a shirt with what appeared to be an American flag print on it.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Where other presentations emphasize nondescript techno music and straight-size models, Antonoff and Alexsandra showcased their designs through a who's who of celebrities, sporting their new looks while carrying shelter dogs available for adoption.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But rather than vindicating the administration's pressure campaign, these retroactive revisions to others seem like a vindication of the Fed's previous actions.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Its debt has soared from distressed levels, vindicating bondholders who withstood years of brinkmanship and legal drama with Ergen.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If consumers or businesses perceive stablecoins as more practical, the state may face the awkward task of promoting one digital form of the yuan while restraining another.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • First, both Washington and Beijing now have proven weapons that are restraining the aggressive instincts of the other side.
    Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Prosecutors are required to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense ahead of trial.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
  • An officer at the Gaston County Police Department received an exculpatory statement — but never disclosed it, according to the suit.
    Ryan Oehrli August 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Start by conducting an internal audit of your own energy efficiency practices and goals.
    Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Cadillac Formula One team principal Graeme Lowdon confirmed that his team has finished conducting squeeze and impact tests on its 2026 prototype F1 car, becoming the first team to have reached the milestone.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Acquitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquitting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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