shriven

verb

variants or shrived
past participle of shrive
as in absolved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shriven
  1. absolved
  2. remitted
  3. acquitted
  4. vindicated
  5. exonerated
  6. ignored
  7. passed over
  8. excused
Verb
  • Chappell Roan stopped by Rosalía’s Lux tour and absolved herself of some tea.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • Keith is absolved of any wrongdoing in the episode and is allowed to keep being a cop.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Definition of absolved
Verb
  • In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.
    — Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • The tens of billions that are remitted annually add more to Mexico’s economy than both tourism and oil.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of remitted
Verb
  • The same jury acquitted him of the more serious charge of conspiracy to commit economic espionage.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Those four charges were the ones at a trial in May 2026 at which he was acquitted.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
Definition of acquitted
Verb
  • This was the toughest test of Dave Rennie's young tenure as All Blacks head coach and he was vindicated in his efforts to establish a bold, ball-in-hand game in a six tries-to-three win.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The Senate minority leader, whose reservations about Platner were vindicated by the candidate’s implosion, is staying on the sidelines; so is the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of vindicated
Verb
  • He was exonerated in 2021 after DNA evidence and extensive AJC reporting shed new light on a 1985 double homicide near Brunswick.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • Second, Northwestern assigned an ad hoc committee to investigate me; but, after six months of investigation, the committee exonerated me, recommended no punishment and affirmed my right to academic freedom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of exonerated
Verb
  • Many are ignored, cause unnecessary delays or are dismissed as noise.
    — Subba Rao Katragadda, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • That’s why the thought of moving starter Michael King, closer Mason Miller or southpaw Adrian Morejon shouldn’t be ignored if someone is willing to overpay for one of them.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Neill notably auditioned to play James Bond in 1987’s The Living Daylights, but was passed over for Timothy Dalton.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • Even so, gender-affirming care for youth is banned in 27 states after a flurry of laws passed over the last several years.
    — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 July 2026
Definition of passed over
Verb
  • Everyone was happy to see Tim Ream excused his yellow card and Miguel Almiron cautioned for diving, including me.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • His and his attorney were only in court for a couple of minutes before Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey excused them both.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of excused
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