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 era of forgiveness is ending, and the era of permission is beginning, and the only open question is who grants it.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Jelly Roll’s gonna need a favor of forgiveness from Kansas City Royals fans after Wednesday night.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of forgiveness
Noun
  • Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president's mass pardons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of pardon
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  • These are much higher response and remission rates than trials of the existing medications used for postpartum depression treatment.
    — Camille Hoffman, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
  • In clinical trials, roughly 78% of patients reached remission and more than 80% were still in remission a full year later.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 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
  • The firm must still prepare and file a reply brief in support of Jones’ pending supplemental motion for acquittal in his case.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral, and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Definition of acquittal
Noun
  • Bryan Sullivan, a lawyer for Jonasi, called the decision a vindication of his client’s right to free speech.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
  • Those in Norway see that as vindication of their coaching methods, where the best youngsters, like Haaland and Odegaard, have graduated through the National Team School.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of vindication

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“Condonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condonation. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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