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as in clearing
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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as in behaving
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 acquitting
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Marc Agnifilo, one of Weinstein’s defense attorneys, told reporters the final juror tally was 9-3 in favor of acquitting his client.
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Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving.
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Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
This means the Seoul court has three options on Yoon — issuing the death sentence as requested by Cho’s team, commuting it to life sentence or 20-50 years in prison, or acquitting him.
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Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Following a four-day trial and six hours of deliberation, a jury returned a split verdict against Dugan late Thursday, convicting her of the felony obstruction count but acquitting her of concealing an individual from arrest, a misdemeanor.
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Ella Lee,
The Hill,
19 Dec. 2025
The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The verdict was handed down on Monday acquitting Pino, 55, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide for the crash that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez and left another teen, Katy Puig, now 21, with life-changing injuries, according to NBC 6.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Marc Agnifilo, one of Weinstein’s defense attorneys, told reporters the final juror tally was 9-3 in favor of acquitting his client.
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Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving.
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Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
This means the Seoul court has three options on Yoon — issuing the death sentence as requested by Cho’s team, commuting it to life sentence or 20-50 years in prison, or acquitting him.
—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Following a four-day trial and six hours of deliberation, a jury returned a split verdict against Dugan late Thursday, convicting her of the felony obstruction count but acquitting her of concealing an individual from arrest, a misdemeanor.
—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
19 Dec. 2025
The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquitting
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Some prosecutors have created units designed to take another look at past convictions where exculpatory evidence is now available, like in Powell’s case.
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Mullins rejected that argument on the grounds that exculpatory information must always be shared.
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Lawmakers in at least 26 states introduced more than 120 bills this year on PBMs, according to an Associated Press search using the bill-tracking software Plural, with about a quarter of the bills clearing at least one chamber.
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Before paying for a bigger storage tier, try clearing space first.
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There are several steps between hearing about change and actually behaving differently, and organizations often move ahead long before employees do.
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Others depend on third-place permutations, favourable routes through the draw and several rounds of the favourites behaving like favourites.
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Thursday’s proceeding is expected to bring that long chapter to a close, formally exonerating the four men and marking a consequential moment in a case that has haunted Austin for more than three decades.
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The official investigators of the deaths during the infamous riot were under intense and explicit pressure to conform their testimony to an official, state-exonerating narrative.
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Manco only reluctantly starts carrying a gun after his first robbery, concerned that doing so would only lead to more violence.
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One of the historical laws Hawaii pointed to was an 1865 Louisiana statute, adopted after the Civil War, to prevent anyone from carrying a gun onto a plantation without the landowner’s permission.
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Only after Abrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the Executive Branch reopen that investigation.
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Villa hit their stride emphatically, with every win vindicating Emery’s message.
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With Sanders in front, still restraining the alligator with the catch pole, Pelosi came up behind it and tossed a rag over its eyes, the video showed.
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The system generated $189 million in revenue last year and over $2 billion total since the sale, according to a recent audit, all while severely restraining the city’s ability to make major road changes that remove parking spots and as parking costs rise.
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Compared to the absolving gleam of latex, sloppy imperfection isn’t especially sexy.
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The team issued a series of statements Wednesday accepting blame for approving the design and absolving the league’s uniform manufacturer, Fanatics, of responsibility.
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“Acquitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquitting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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