atoned

past tense of atone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoned
Verb
  • Those three contestants have since publicly apologized for their posts.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Devers apologized to Vitello on the flight back home.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Mansfield eventually confessed to Barrett's abduction and murder after roughly two years of interviews with investigators.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • Hernandez confessed to the crime, a confession his defense team argued was false and borne from mental illness.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Canada’s draw could be excused given injury absences.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • No longer a hidden gem or best-kept secret, Puglia’s dramatic beaches, Baroque cities, and whitewashed trulli are splashed over many an Instagram feed.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • The living room features whitewashed stone walls, a curved plaster fireplace, and polished concrete floors, while the kitchen has flat-front wood cabinets, a waterfall eat-in island, and exposed wood ceilings above clerestory windows.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • That would mean the Wide stays at $2,000 while the Ultra hits new, unknown price heights justified by premium specs.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • There was no diving here; no, this was earnest, earned writhing on the grass — medically justified.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Therefore, they are heated, neutralized, bleached, and deodorized to improve the flavor.
    Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After finding the currency and reporting it, the crew cleaned and deodorized the bills and returned all of the loot to the homeowner.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Atoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoned. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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