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Recent Examples of condonation
Indeed, the silence and seeming condonation grow more marked as the years go by.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condonation
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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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The data shows that the money is pouring in from leaders of the crypto and fossil fuel industries; other businesspeople whose companies hold large government contracts; and wealthy individuals who have received key administration appointments or even presidential pardons for family members.—
Daniel Weiner,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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That case ended in December 2023 when President Joe Biden granted Saab a pardon as part of a prisoner exchange agreement with the Maduro regime.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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That began the cycle of her cancer flaring, followed by chemotherapy, followed by a few months of remission, followed by another recurrence and more chemotherapy.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Doctors then shared the good news with her that the cancer was in complete remission.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Many women who weighed in have welcomed the message of absolution.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Whatever absolution could be provided in the deaths of Michael, Marcy and Jennifer Jacobs or the disappearance of Ricky McCarthy would still mean something to their families.—
Graham Womack
Updated January 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The prosecution was dropped in October 2008 after a jury split 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ali handed the money to a relative of Juror 52 and said there would be more money if the juror voted for acquittal in the trial.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
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For those who have suffered under the grip of the Khamenei regime, the destruction of some facilities – including detention centers and morality police compounds – brings a complicated sense of relief and vindication.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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This was vindication for his patient work.—
Devin Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Condonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condonation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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