as in amnesties
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the criminal is hoping for a presidential pardon
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as in forgives
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward
he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized
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as in ignores
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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Recent Examples of pardons
Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The pantheon of problematic presidential pardons has always cut across partisan lines.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The President, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Karl noted how Santos is one of many former congressmen to either be pardoned or receive clemency, prompting Johnson to point to former President Joe Biden’s mass pardons and commutations.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2025
Presidential pardons are only in relation to federal crimes whereas governors may pardon at the state-level.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Newsom has issued 247 pardons, 160 commutations and 42 reprieves since taking office, his office said.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Trump pardons couple in 2025 Julie, 52, was sentenced to seven years at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, though that sentence was eventually reduced.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Former President Joe Biden issued blanket pardons to his son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden before leaving office.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The pantheon of problematic presidential pardons has always cut across partisan lines.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The President, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Karl noted how Santos is one of many former congressmen to either be pardoned or receive clemency, prompting Johnson to point to former President Joe Biden’s mass pardons and commutations.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2025
Presidential pardons are only in relation to federal crimes whereas governors may pardon at the state-level.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In what appeared to have been one of his last acts before leaving the country, Rajoelina issued pardons to several people on Sunday, including two French nationals, according to an internal document seen by Reuters whose contents were verified by a presidency source.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Newsom has issued 247 pardons, 160 commutations and 42 reprieves since taking office, his office said.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Trump pardons couple in 2025 Julie, 52, was sentenced to seven years at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, though that sentence was eventually reduced.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pardons
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Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Still, Alice meets with him and forgives him.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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If a film ignores the author and the core fans, there’s no chance.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yet that argument ignores the fact that labor markets are a function of both supply and demand, both of which are positively affected by people.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Wild West saloon — fully equipped with fans, refrigerators, booze and a television — overlooks a pristine saltwater pool in the center of the quarter-acre yard.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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It’s located in the neighborhood of Hunts Point in King County, which overlooks Lake Washington and is about seven miles from Amazon HQ in downtown Seattle.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Pardons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pardons. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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