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as in exonerated
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him
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as in confirmed
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories
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as in acquitted
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Recent Examples of vindicated
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Critics warn that this has undermined the Fed's long-standing political independence, but recent payroll revisions may have somewhat vindicated the push.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, the Journal has been vindicated in the eyes of all but the most fervent Trump loyalists.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, Judge Burroughs gave Harvard a win that vindicated broad principles at stake for universities and the rule of law.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Deafening screams vindicated my decision to bugle again and all resumed as before, save that the chorus was even more intense.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
In a statement, Acme Fill attorney Tom Bruen said the company disagrees strongly with the district’s stance and remains confident it will be vindicated.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
This vindicated the Big Bang model, entrenching it as the scientific origin of our Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Critics warn that this has undermined the Fed's long-standing political independence, but recent payroll revisions may have somewhat vindicated the push.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, the Journal has been vindicated in the eyes of all but the most fervent Trump loyalists.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, Judge Burroughs gave Harvard a win that vindicated broad principles at stake for universities and the rule of law.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Deafening screams vindicated my decision to bugle again and all resumed as before, save that the chorus was even more intense.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
In a statement, Acme Fill attorney Tom Bruen said the company disagrees strongly with the district’s stance and remains confident it will be vindicated.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindicated
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The case docket has heated up this year due to the mess surrounding former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired earlier this year due primarily to unprofessional behavior in the Karen Read murder case — a charge a jury acquitted her of in a trial earlier this year.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the trial in September 2023, Paxton was acquitted and resumed his duties as attorney general.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985 confirmed the threat.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a court filing ahead of the settlement in the music label fight, IA had argued that labels had added an avalanche of infringing works so late into the lawsuit to create leverage to force a settlement.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The civil rights counts against Buck Aldridge are not related to the fatal shooting of the exonerated man, Leonard Cure, whom Aldridge killed during a struggle after a traffic stop in 2023.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Vindicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindicated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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