as in reparation
an act taken in order to redeem oneself
He resolved to make atonement to those he had wronged by doing good deeds for them.
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Recent Examples of atonement
Why no mumblings of atonement for the predatory nature of capitalism itself, its core values and standard operating procedures no different from those of the beasts in the field?
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Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The incident, being investigated as a terrorist attack, took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar’s day of atonement and fasting.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
It is traditionally marked by fasting, repentance and prayer, as worshippers seek atonement and spiritual renewal.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
—Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The incident, being investigated as a terrorist attack, took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar’s day of atonement and fasting.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
It is traditionally marked by fasting, repentance and prayer, as worshippers seek atonement and spiritual renewal.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
—Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atonement
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Cincinnati's vice mayor has proposed reparations for policies that kept many Black people from owning property.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
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The company, Whakaari Management Limited, was found guilty on a health and safety charge, with a judge ordering it to pay millions of dollars in reparations and fines.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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The kind of instigating prompt was my former teacher, the author Lydia Yuknavitch, asking where the rage lived in my work, because Long Live was so much about forgiveness and tenderness and understanding.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Again, not as dramatic as forgiveness or as frugal as full steam ahead.—
Howard Dvorkin,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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