as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance
he is too quick to condone his friend's faults
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Recent Examples of condoned
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Zach Berman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Following Kirk's killing, Jezebel removed the original article, issuing a statement characterizing it as humor and reiterating that the publication condoned neither physical harm nor political violence.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
If cynicism has become not only condoned but essential, how are we supposed to know when to roll our eyes and when to actually become concerned?
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
These are avoidable penalties that cannot be condoned.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Following Kirk's killing, Jezebel removed the original article, issuing a statement characterizing it as humor and reiterating that the publication condoned neither physical harm nor political violence.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoned
Verb
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The complaint alleges that BNY ignored warning signs, especially after Epstein’s crimes became known.—
Chase Jordan
October 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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When things get fuzzy about what a child’s needs actually are, or parents feel they are being ignored, OSEP can help parents learn what their options are, and then can even become involved and serve as an arbitrator to figure out the best course of action.—
Joshua Cowen,
The Conversation,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perusing real-estate listings has since become a national pastime—not to mention a collective exercise in sanctioned snooping and quasi-erotic wish fulfillment.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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DeChambeau, meanwhile, wasn't eligible to play at all due to his LIV Golf status, which has kept him off the PGA Tour and sidelined from its sanctioned events.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His vision is to transform it, without VC backing, into a one-stop resource for dividend growth investors and retirees—a group often overlooked by legacy money management firms.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Slovenia itself is a compact nation that joined both the European Union and NATO in 2004, often overlooked in its perched position just north of the Western Balkans and on Italy’s northeastern edge.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But if Ross decides to dump McDaniel, it would be justified after Sunday’s lifeless effort littered with penalties (11 for 103), foolish mistakes and the appearance of a team that was unprepared and disinterested.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Extreme caution would have been justified.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Newcastle are level with Everton in big chances created and, as my colleague Chris Waugh explained, have struggled with generating quality opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump pardoned Angeli, and nearly everyone charged in the riot, on the first day of his second term in the White House.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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She was nonetheless convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison, though her sentence was later commuted by President Jimmy Carter and she was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After Politico reported that Young Republicans expressed outrageously racist, misogynistic and anti-Semitic sentiments, Vice President JD Vance excused it as just the edgy chat of young activists.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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Most of those that did — Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon, and Utah among them — lack visibility into the reasons for excused versus unexcused absences.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Medicare Advantage frequently requires patients to have specialty services pre-approved, known as prior authorization.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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In Gaza, relief at Israeli forces' withdrawal to pre-approved boundaries mingled with despair.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Condoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoned. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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