forgave

verb

past tense of forgive
1
as in pardoned
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us

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2
as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgave
  1. pardoned
  2. ignored
  3. overlooked
  4. explained
  5. justified
  6. excused
Verb
  • Hawley argued that Fauci lost his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment when he was pardoned by former President Joe Biden.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Before leaving office in 2025, former President Joe Biden had pardoned Fauci for any of his actions dating to 2014.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of pardoned
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  • Her attorney advised against it, but Belle ignored the advice, allowed the change and signed.
    — Margery A. Greenberg, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The crowds ignored the best efforts of the protest leaders to act as disciplinary conductors and reveled in their own playful spontaneity, their slogans and posters heaping colorful profanities on the prime minister.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Students from Rebel Song Academy, Harmony Project and Base Academy of Music will all take the stage, while Stars Out, a youth performance group, will perform songs connected to Kansas City musicians whose contributions are often overlooked.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • But what if much of that expertise already exists and is being overlooked?
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of overlooked
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  • Chris Ralston, the district’s assistant superintendent of facilities, explained that the agreement would buy the district time to implement the rest of its solvency plan.
    — Chaewon Chung July 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • As this report explained, this is largely thanks to its uncompromising quality standards and its insistence that each of its attractions outdoes its predecessors.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of explained
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  • The org chart flattens because the coordination overhead that justified middle layers, translating between product, builders, and reviewers, is increasingly absorbed by AI tools.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The administration has justified its ventures into business ownership as necessary for national security and to compete in critical domains, such as artificial intelligence.
    — Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified
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  • Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • His club and country teammate Rodrigo De Paul has also been excused for the same reason.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of excused
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