pardons 1 of 2

plural of pardon

pardons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pardon

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pardons
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
Verb
  • Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination.
    Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Alice meets with him and forgives him.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If a film ignores the author and the core fans, there’s no chance.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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