Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoning
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The couple starts confessing secrets.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Dec. 2025 -
The book chronicles Harpootlian’s firsthand experience prosecuting Gaskins, who was executed in 1991 after confessing to at least 13 murders.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
21 Dec. 2025
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Later the same day, during a pageant welcome event, Itsaragrisil addressed a crowd of onlookers, apologizing to the Miss Universe delegates who could be seen standing behind him.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Miss Universe pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil has been dismissed after apologizing to Miss Mexico 2025 Fátima Bosch over their tense exchange that went viral, resulting in a walkout by multiple pageant contestants.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no excusing his remarks about Childress, whose everyman, never-back-down persona is something with which many fans identify.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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There was also the spat with coach Steve Kerr that resulted in Green excusing himself to the locker room and never returning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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As America attempts to reclaim its pride by whitewashing its unflattering histories, Springsteen’s struggle to balance light and dark on these pointedly American recordings is tremendously poignant.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Film workers for Palestine target those complicit, film companies and institutions, that are whitewashing or justifying Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its apartheid regime.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jacobson Moore is trying to get Daniel’s sentence reduced, citing extenuating circumstances.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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As reported by The Athletic last week, Aston Martin still had to enter an Accepted Breach Agreement (ABA) with the FIA to recognize its late submission which resulted from extenuating circumstances beyond the team’s control.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two skeptics of the COVID vaccine, who were appointed to administration roles just last month, authored a brief assessment justifying the overhaul.—
Grayson Logue,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel justifying the strikes remains classified.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Atoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoning. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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