as in amnesty
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party
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Recent Examples of forgiveness
Moynihan noted that Bank of America and its related companies also bank between 250,000 to 300,000 government employees, all of whom are now being offered services such as loan forbearance and fee forgiveness given issues related to their pay.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The agreement may allow more of those borrowers to qualify for forgiveness.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The view count was still climbing when Malone drove a few towns over and shot himself in the head in the front seat of his Dodge Challenger, leaving a note to his wife and young children asking for their forgiveness.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Tragedy to triumph, with forgiveness the bridge.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The agreement may allow more of those borrowers to qualify for forgiveness.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The view count was still climbing when Malone drove a few towns over and shot himself in the head in the front seat of his Dodge Challenger, leaving a note to his wife and young children asking for their forgiveness.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Tragedy to triumph, with forgiveness the bridge.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiveness
Noun
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Back in July, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dismissed the possibility of amnesty for farmworkers — and shrugged off the idea that foreign workers are needed in the agriculture sector.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hamas members who disarm could receive amnesty or safe passage abroad.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Criminal appeals are notoriously hard to win, presidential pardons are historically rare, and Bankman-Fried is not beloved in the crypto industry.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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O’Donnell pressed him on issues like the government shutdown, Venezuela and China, as well as his recent pardon of the founder of the crypto marketplace Binance, Changpeng Zhao.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Forgiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgiveness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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