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
pardons
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Trump has suggested that the pardons Biden signed using the technology should be considered null and void.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department is examining pardons issued by Biden in the final days of his presidency, and a separate investigation by the House Oversight Committee into the former president’s cognitive health and use of autopen is also underway.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Remissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remissions. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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