SHRIVEN Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

shriven

verb

variants or shrived

past participle of shrive

as in absolved

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Verb

While the Starling report spotlighted failures under Barr’s watch, Bowman indicated the review absolved his predecessor, Randal Quarles.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The city of Elk Grove had absolved itself and the street design, and California had collectively accepted the inherent danger of automobiles.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of absolved

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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

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The defense also wrote that Puig should be acquitted on the charge of lying to federal investigators.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
If acquitted for lack of criminal responsibility, Clancy would then face a potentially indefinite series of commitment orders confining her to a secure state mental health facility.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of acquitted

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Tesla Tesla will either disappoint millions of fans, or finally be vindicated a little over two weeks from now.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
That decision has been vindicated by Verbruggen’s performances at club level and his growth into the top goalkeeper for the Netherlands, but there is still a case for Jason Steele to be wearing the gloves in the Conference League this season.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vindicated

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Studies have shown that Black people, particularly men, are more likely to be wrongfully convicted than white people and also spend more time in prison before being exonerated.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
More than 70 percent of all convictions of people who were exonerated with DNA evidence between 1989 and 2019 were cases of mistaken eyewitness identification.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of exonerated

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Kraft argued that Macklemore’s presentation of the Israel-Hamas war ignored the actions of Hamas and contributed to divisiveness and hate.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Trump ignored warnings that Iran would respond by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and attacking our allies and bases in the region.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignored

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In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Both pass catchers were seen on the field and were expected to be significant contributors after productive campaigns last year, but they were passed over in favor of sophomore Shane Rosenthal.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of passed over

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Senior quarterback Dante Moore was nowhere to be found during media availability following the Ducks' loss on the road, which was noticed by every reporter in the room, but according to head coach Dan Lanning, his absence was excused.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The jury requested to be excused for the day hours after telling Judge William Sullivan that it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous decision.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

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