atoned

past tense of atone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoned
Verb
  • In the locker room after the game, Carter apologized to his teammates.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The forward apologized to teammates before Wednesday’s game against the Connecticut Sun.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2013, the celebrity chef confessed to having used the slur in a legal deposition.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When Harry confessed that the newlyweds’ romance was inspiring to him in his own dating life, Kate reportedly cried.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If students were not in class, they would be marked absent but would be excused if a parent called them out.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Paris Jackson wants to be excused from the narrative that she was involved in Michael Jackson‘s biopic, and is calling Colman Domingo out for his recent comments about her.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inside a former patio-furniture store, a cedar-shingled building with oak floors and whitewashed interiors, was a pop-up craft activity to keep kids busy, while oysters and Champagne sat on ice for later in the day.
    Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anytime there’s a federal budgetary surplus (which sounds laughable), Congress may conclude that past lawmakers have overtaxed their constituents such that a prompt return of the excess revenue is justified.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors said that seemed to be aimed at finding jurors who would be open to an argument that an attack on the presidential candidate was justified.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once dry, these kernels are pressed to extract the oil and then deodorized.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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