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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpatory
Adjective
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Sure, but with Tilis and his analytical and financial teams around, expect for those moves to be dissected and discussed thoroughly to reach a decision.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His palette is light, smudgy guitar textures and warm synths; his message, more gestural than discursive, is love and lust.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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Set in the uneasy era between world wars, when shifts of all kinds are taking place — commercial radios sputtering to life, vaudeville theaters shutting down — Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years is a discursive comic pleasure.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy.—
Adriana Morga,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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There is a video-game quality to this format, if the game’s ratio of action to onscreen explanatory text were, say, one to five.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In effect, the brain builds a new interpretive map, using touch to stand in for chemical perception.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2026
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There’s so much to see on the Jackson Hill Trail System, a public recreation area that includes winding trails; historic exhibits, landmarks, and interpretive markers; and a unique attraction called the Labyrinth of Rome.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Exculpatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpatory. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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