exculpatory

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Recent Examples of exculpatory An officer at the Gaston County Police Department received an exculpatory statement — but never disclosed it, according to the suit. Ryan Oehrli august 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025 Other human factors contribute to wrongful imprisonment, and exculpatory DNA is not present in most cases. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025 Bondi has not responded to emails from the Sentinel seeking comment or asking him to share the exculpatory material. Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025 Levy did not find those messages exculpatory. Sammy Sussman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exculpatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpatory
Adjective
  • As organizations place greater emphasis on human‑centric capabilities, from analytical thinking to resilience and curiosity, transparency around how AI informs these decisions becomes foundational to trust and scale.
    Nickle LaMoreaux, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • That’s due to the Moon and Saturn, since their trine unites the hungry drive of your 10th house with the analytical logic of your 2nd house.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The temporary and discursive structure allowed global visibility without institutional permanence.
    Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Real Man Adventures isn’t broken up into chapter-length sections of narrative, but rather brief, discursive essays.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The final selection included 59 images presented in sequence—two per page—without captions or any explanatory text.
    Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 26 Mar. 2026
  • As the ceremony went on, his material focused on mocking things that undermine respect for the movies with bits about ads interrupting streaming movies, vertical video, and overly explanatory movie dialogue.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Ditto Dor, a former ballerina who pitches her character’s upwardly mobile striver somewhere between sultry slapstick and interpretive dance.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
  • If hired, interpretive rangers may be required to live in government quarters, wear a uniform, and be available to work on-call, including weekends and holidays, and to work overtime.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Exculpatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpatory. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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