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Recent Examples of atone
Facing his inquisitors Ono dutifully confessed to, and publicly atoned for, all his past sins: His support of DEI, academic freedom, the First Amendment and more.
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Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Director Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation weave a beautifully intimate coming-of-age story of a young deaf girl and the sixth-grade bully who, years later, becomes a social outcast and tries to atone for his past cruelty.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The resolution calls for the federal government to allocate trillions of dollars in reparations to Black Americans to atone for chattel slavery, Jim Crow and the ongoing effects of other federally sanctioned discriminatory policies.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 15 May 2025
Blake probably had his best roster-building season, atoning (sort of) for the Pierre-Luc Dubois mistake by flipping him for Darcy Kuemper, who is a Vezina Trophy finalist, and picking up Andrei Kuzmenko from Philadelphia around the deadline to give the offense a jolt.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
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Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Director Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation weave a beautifully intimate coming-of-age story of a young deaf girl and the sixth-grade bully who, years later, becomes a social outcast and tries to atone for his past cruelty.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The resolution calls for the federal government to allocate trillions of dollars in reparations to Black Americans to atone for chattel slavery, Jim Crow and the ongoing effects of other federally sanctioned discriminatory policies.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 15 May 2025
Blake probably had his best roster-building season, atoning (sort of) for the Pierre-Luc Dubois mistake by flipping him for Darcy Kuemper, who is a Vezina Trophy finalist, and picking up Andrei Kuzmenko from Philadelphia around the deadline to give the offense a jolt.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
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Despite the decisive victory, however, Chestnut apologized to fans for not breaking his own record.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2025
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The Education Workforce Council (EWC) panel was told that Ashton has not apologized or shown remorse for the actions in January 2024.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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During an interview with the detectives, Owen confessed to the shooting and provided multiple corroborating details, police said Detectives then obtained an arrest warrant and took him into custody.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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After being caught, Rudolph confessed to the crimes that killed two people in a plea bargain that took the death penalty off the table.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Students who cannot get to school and have bus stops are on a list provided by district officials can get absences excused Thursday and Friday.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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But the request has sparked concern that the federal government is attempting to whitewash its own history.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
18 June 2025
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India are no longer the Invincibles at home, having been whitewashed by New Zealand.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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In our opinion, this favorable trend justifies an upward revision of its valuation multiple.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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In recent weeks, the Trump administration has used constitutional maneuvers invented to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act to justify using troops to round up immigrants.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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That argument can help rationalize the Islanders’ decision to make this trade in the first place, with Matthew Schaefer incoming.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Yet, instead of universal outrage, attempts to justify this atrocity have already begun — as if these cold-blooded murders can somehow be rationalized by events in Gaza thousands of miles away.—
Laurence Milstein,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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