atoned

past tense of atone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoned
Verb
  • The company apologized for the error and paid you the full $1,782.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Lu also apologized to those who were offended in the video.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Carina McCue testified that her husband had confessed to raping their oldest daughter, who was still a minor at the time of the fire.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Teixeira’s surge into international reflects a sea-change on independent cinema finance and his own personal passions, Teixeira confessed at ECAM Forum.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Canada’s draw could be excused given injury absences.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Dye was excused from practice for a personal matter.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 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
  • Dual class share structures at Alphabet and Meta have been justified on precisely these grounds, and Musk has argued that the listing’s design will protect SpaceX’s long-term vision from activist pressure for more immediate profits.
    Mary Johnstone-Louis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The officer in that case was acquitted of criminal charges and found justified in his use of force by a review board.
    TRAVIS LOLLER, Arkansas Online, 20 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 22 Jun. 2026.

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