1
as in forgiving
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward
he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized
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2
as in ignoring
to dismiss as of little importance
I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person
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as in remitting
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Recent Examples of pardoning
Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The family has spoken out against the possibility of Trump pardoning Maxwell since she was moved to a minimum security facility.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Trump has not ruled out pardoning Maxwell, and she was moved to a different prison with much more minimal security following her interview.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Most recently, the governor made headlines on Friday for pardoning a middle-aged immigrant with a decades-old manslaughter conviction to stop his deportation.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed a law pardoning hundreds of military and police officers for alleged abuses during the country’s fight against a Maoist militia.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Trump was previously asked about potentially pardoning Combs in May, at the outset of the music mogul's trial.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The family has spoken out against the possibility of Trump pardoning Maxwell since she was moved to a minimum security facility.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Trump has not ruled out pardoning Maxwell, and she was moved to a different prison with much more minimal security following her interview.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Most recently, the governor made headlines on Friday for pardoning a middle-aged immigrant with a decades-old manslaughter conviction to stop his deportation.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed a law pardoning hundreds of military and police officers for alleged abuses during the country’s fight against a Maoist militia.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pardoning
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Some viewers though were less than forgiving.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Boss was essentially thanking the Taxi Driver scribe for forgiving the creative larceny Springsteen perpetrated in those early days of his career.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The first-grade teacher shot by her 6-year-old student at a Virginia elementary school took the stand to testify Thursday in her civil trial against a former assistant principal, who is accused of ignoring multiple warnings that the boy may have brought a gun to school before the shooting.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Seeing her murder on video, and passengers just ignoring her and walking away, broke my heart like nothing ever has.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, once an Ottoman imperial residence, is now a luxury hotel overlooking the Bosphorus.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Today, the mountaintop hotel overlooking Eureka Springs offers ghost tours through its Victorian halls and former morgue, and the price of a room ranges from about $150 to $600.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sheriff rebutted these calls by explaining that due to the executive order signed by Braun in January and related directives from Attorney General Todd Rokita, he was forced to comply with federal immigration efforts.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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And politicians often use them as a way of explaining why things are going in a wrong direction, instead of taking responsibility for whatever goes wrong, or simply to raise fear.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For now, Yamamoto is on top of the world, justifying every dollar of the $325 million investment the Dodgers made in him.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Giuffre takes an interest in Epstein’s own self-justifying attitude toward his crimes.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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During the trials, according to a Board of Bar Overseers report, the prosecutors were engaging in misconduct that included withholding exculpatory evidence and demonstrating racial bias against the defendant in emails.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors are required to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense ahead of trial.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Pardoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pardoning. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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