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condoned

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verb

past tense of condone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoned
Verb
  • His dominance is creating an air of intimidation that shouldn’t go ignored.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Black electorate feeling ‘neglected and ignored’ Tensions within the party in Florida could be seen as early as April when President Joe Biden came to Tampa for an event.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • We, the players (and the audience) are left to judge whether his actions were justified.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Therefore, an Artemis Alliance is justified as a necessary enforcement mechanism.
    Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Another teacher explained to me that I can be paid 50% of my husband’s Social Security benefit instead.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • So if there’s a breach, there’s nothing to steal, Suman explained.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Becoming an authorized user on a family member or friend’s credit card is one way.
    Afshan Musani, CNBC, 11 June 2025
  • The program was already understaffed beyond its statutory authorized level, and the recent cuts will add further chaos, Chevat said.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Measurable: Evaluate reasoning quality by tracking consistency across different scenarios, measuring response accuracy under varying complexity levels, and assessing appropriate uncertainty expression rather than just confidence metrics.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The authorities in California and Los Angeles were taking the appropriate actions.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • The incident raised the question of whether such hard racing was over the limit or within accepted bounds, a topic that continued to surface throughout different parts of the 2024 season.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • To the very end, Madigan ran the playbook of his mentor, Mayor Richard J. Daley, written in an era when the Democratic machine was the accepted way of political life in Chicago and Illinois.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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“Condoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoned. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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