condonation

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Recent Examples of condonation Indeed, the silence and seeming condonation grow more marked as the years go by. Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condonation
Noun
  • The drivers were known for accuracy and forgiveness on mishits.
    Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • Their scenes of fracture and forgiveness become as strong an emotional spine as their parents’ late-in-life romance.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Applications for a presidential pardon can be made through the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The pardon would also lift barriers to licensing, employment, housing or education, if granted.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Since his treatment was completed last fall and his rare form of the disease — in the bile duct between the pancreas and the liver — was deemed to be in remission, Moss has often had a rod and reel in his hands.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 June 2026
  • He's now been in remission for two years and recently celebrated his 100th birthday.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • The point is not that the offender deserves absolution.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • It is positioned somewhere between an intoxicated confession, a cry for absolution, and a desperate defense.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The conviction was later overturned for insufficient evidence, and a 1989 retrial ended in an acquittal.
    Steve Beynon, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • Jackson did not live at the ranch following his 2005 acquittal.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The Knicks’ recent success and the possibility of a championship this year are perhaps Dolan’s long overdue vindication.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • Two reversals and a vindication For the OpenAI CEO, his comments walk back his prophecy on AI’s impact on labor.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026

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“Condonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condonation. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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