as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remission
Through various studies that have measured the effect of a bone marrow transplant on a person’s HIV status, scientists have seen the infection go into remission even when the donor does not have two copies of the CCR5Δ32 mutation.
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
Across trials, including several recent studies from Müller and his colleagues, most of the dozens of lupus patients that researchers have infused with CAR-Ts have gone into remission, and stayed there for many months.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
The researchers found that about two thirds of participants in the fasting-mimicking group reached remission at the end of the three-month study period.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
These include remission definitions from the international DORIS task force and the Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS), which aim to define what meaningful disease control actually looks like.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
Across trials, including several recent studies from Müller and his colleagues, most of the dozens of lupus patients that researchers have infused with CAR-Ts have gone into remission, and stayed there for many months.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
The researchers found that about two thirds of participants in the fasting-mimicking group reached remission at the end of the three-month study period.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
These include remission definitions from the international DORIS task force and the Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS), which aim to define what meaningful disease control actually looks like.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remission
Noun
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul, per the logline.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Salazar, who is currently running for reelection has faced criticism from her Republican colleagues who describe her Dignity Act as a broad amnesty for immigrants in the country illegally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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But these pundits deserve no amnesty.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McCrory also floated the possibility of Henry starting a new program at Blue Hills to help people obtain judicial pardons.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Herzog has been under intense pressure both to issue a pardon from Netanyahu’s supporters and to deny him one from his opponents and those worried about equality under the law.—
Galit Altstein,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remission. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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