condonation

noun

Definition of condonationnext
as in forgiveness

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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
  1. forgiveness
  2. pardon
  3. remission
  4. absolution
  5. acquittal
  6. vindication
Noun
  • The downsides of private student loans include higher interest rates and fees, fewer opportunities for loan forgiveness and more rigid repayment terms than federal loans.
    — Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images Student loan borrower advocacy groups are raising alarms over the Education Department’s recent rollback of student loan forgiveness credit, warning that the efforts could trap borrowers in debt for additional months or years.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of forgiveness
Noun
  • One of the eight parole board members who took part in this case, former prosecutor Shontell Walker, was in favor of granting Noling a pardon, according to the board’s recommendation.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pardon
Noun
  • Half of the participants on the keto diet also saw remission of their prediabetes.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Notably, one patient experienced complete remission of the cancer.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of remission
Noun
  • The woman’s love and affection, as well as her genuine repentance, won his absolution of her sins.
    — Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • According to this script, the ballot represents absolution and neither the French nor the British system was built to answer it.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of absolution
Noun
  • Still, the jury’s deliberations took more than 60 hours after an initial vote of eight for acquittal and four for guilty.
    — Dan Kelly August 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Calls to abolish capital punishment or increase transparency have grown after the 2024 acquittal of the world's longest-serving death-row inmate, Iwao Hakamada.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquittal
Noun
  • However, ultimate vindication, or at least mitigation on the legal side of things, as well as the potential of AI as a multiplier for Meta's business, is keeping us in the stock.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Strong feelings of certainty, relief, or vindication are often a signal that your identity has done the evaluating, not your critical thinking.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of vindication

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“Condonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condonation. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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