as in amnesties
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remissions
By simultaneously hitting three or more targets, these agents promise not only deeper responses but potentially longer remissions in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remissions
Noun
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Mass amnesties to mark holidays are not unusual in Myanmar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Even in its ideal form, the bureaucratic pardon would not possess the political legitimacy to undertake large-scale reform or grant broader amnesties.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Not everyone who posts will end up behind bars and many cases end with pardons.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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About 15 of the 22 people on the list had sought pardons, and six were engaged in litigation, the official said.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Remissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remissions. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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