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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
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
The film’s most tense and destabilizing sequence is a confrontational meeting between the exonerated men and Bishop.
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Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
There are post-release government resources for people exiting prison, but none tailored to the extraordinary circumstances of the exonerated — wronged by the legal system, in many cases over decades, and then suddenly put on the street with no preparation or plan for facing the outside world.
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Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Levine said internet protocol records, which include the geographic location of an internet user, would have exonerated him.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
My opponent, Allan Culver, fails to address the glaring fact that he (along with his co-prosecutor, who resigned) was banned from appearing in court by all four Circuit Court judges for over 15 months due to ethical and legal violations, for which he was never officially exonerated.
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George Psoras,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
After the podcast fans brought the case to the attention of Odessa, Texas, police chief Michael Gerke (the podcast listener’s father), Reyos was exonerated in 2023 and awarded $80,000 per year of his incarceration by the state of Texas, amounting to almost $2 million.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
Those sailors were exonerated 80 years later by former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, who was in the audience Saturday.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
After 17 years behind bars, convicted for murdering his pregnant wife, Max is exonerated after someone else confesses to the crime.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Less than two months later, the Mexican government exonerated Cienfuegos.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Three men have been exonerated after spending decades in prison for the 1997 murder of a woman in North Philadelphia.
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
There were other consequences for the city too – like the hefty settlement payments Detroit doled out to the exonerated men in Simon’s cases.
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Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
The film’s most tense and destabilizing sequence is a confrontational meeting between the exonerated men and Bishop.
—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
There are post-release government resources for people exiting prison, but none tailored to the extraordinary circumstances of the exonerated — wronged by the legal system, in many cases over decades, and then suddenly put on the street with no preparation or plan for facing the outside world.
—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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
Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Levine said internet protocol records, which include the geographic location of an internet user, would have exonerated him.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
My opponent, Allan Culver, fails to address the glaring fact that he (along with his co-prosecutor, who resigned) was banned from appearing in court by all four Circuit Court judges for over 15 months due to ethical and legal violations, for which he was never officially exonerated.
—
George Psoras,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
After the podcast fans brought the case to the attention of Odessa, Texas, police chief Michael Gerke (the podcast listener’s father), Reyos was exonerated in 2023 and awarded $80,000 per year of his incarceration by the state of Texas, amounting to almost $2 million.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
Those sailors were exonerated 80 years later by former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, who was in the audience Saturday.
—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
After 17 years behind bars, convicted for murdering his pregnant wife, Max is exonerated after someone else confesses to the crime.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Less than two months later, the Mexican government exonerated Cienfuegos.
—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Three men have been exonerated after spending decades in prison for the 1997 murder of a woman in North Philadelphia.
—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exonerated
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Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
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Spilotro also went on trial for the M&M murders in 1983, 21 years after the fact, and was acquitted on the grounds that the prosecution's key witness, the aforementioned Cullotta, wasn't credible, according to a contemporary New York Times report.
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The officer in that case was acquitted of criminal charges and found justified in his use of force by a review board.
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