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to free from a charge of wrongdoing
the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison
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Recent Examples of exonerated
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Even though the prosecutor knew this critical information that would have exonerated me, the prosecutor purposefully withheld this information from myself and my defense team for nearly 8 months.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The murder of Fusco has been unsolved for 41 years, during which time three men were prosecuted and jailed for nearly 20 years before being exonerated by DNA testing.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Three men who had been convicted of her death were exonerated in 2003 based on DNA evidence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
If Scott had been the victim of a homophobic attack, then each man could be exonerated in the other’s eyes.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The decision not to file charges exonerated Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Sgt.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
She and Sollecito were exonerated and released after four years in prison following an appeal, where the court found that Italian authorities had grossly mishandled the case.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Then, in 2003, he was exonerated and released from prison when DNA evidence pinned the crime on a different man.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The civil rights counts against Buck Aldridge are not related to the fatal shooting of the exonerated man, Leonard Cure, whom Aldridge killed during a struggle after a traffic stop in 2023.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
So how does him being somewhat exonerated by the NBA, how does all this new information, how does this play into his role on the roster moving forward?
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Even though the prosecutor knew this critical information that would have exonerated me, the prosecutor purposefully withheld this information from myself and my defense team for nearly 8 months.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The murder of Fusco has been unsolved for 41 years, during which time three men were prosecuted and jailed for nearly 20 years before being exonerated by DNA testing.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Three men who had been convicted of her death were exonerated in 2003 based on DNA evidence.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
If Scott had been the victim of a homophobic attack, then each man could be exonerated in the other’s eyes.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The decision not to file charges exonerated Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Sgt.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
She and Sollecito were exonerated and released after four years in prison following an appeal, where the court found that Italian authorities had grossly mishandled the case.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Then, in 2003, he was exonerated and released from prison when DNA evidence pinned the crime on a different man.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exonerated
acquitted
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He was acquitted of a misdemeanor count of inflicting injury on an elder adult.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Plus, a jury acquitted a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, a deli and a cookbook author are in a trademark dispute, and more.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Exonerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exonerated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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