vindicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vindicate
1
as in acquits
to free from a charge of wrongdoing vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him

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2
as in confirms
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

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Recent Examples of vindicates What comes next ultimately vindicates Circe’s condemnation of the sailors. — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 Among other Asian nations that didn’t make it out of the group phase were Jordan and Uzbekistan, both first-time tournament qualifiers, which presumably vindicates FIFA’s decision to enlarge the tournament. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Lawyers who negotiated the settlement said the Supreme Court's ruling vindicates their decision to make a deal and lock in funds for cancer victims before the ruling came from the high court. — Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 25 June 2026 The expansion also vindicates Grab’s business model, which has dominated Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and food-delivery market for close to a decade. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026 Journalists laid off by Lake say the ruling vindicates them and represents an important step toward restoring the news organization. — David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026 The company argues that today’s deal with BMW vindicates the solid-state approach to lidar, in which the laser beam is steered without machinery. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindicates
  1. acquits
  2. confirms
  3. exonerates
  4. verifies
  5. argues
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  • Among the performers, Smith rules the roost as the no-nonsense Angela, and Jones acquits himself tolerably on comic relief duties as the pathetic Mike.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For that demographic, form is everything, and the paper acquits its pledge that every dog must have its daily.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of acquits
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  • The Crown rarely confirms that one of its creations is a unique, so the fact that a quartet is going up for grabs is undoubtedly going to send watch lovers into a frenzy—not to mention that they’re done so with one of their most beloved watches.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Laboratory testing confirms the blends meet regulatory standards, deliver superior anti-knock and anti-detonation performance, and maintain high oxidation stability, along with low sulfur and benzene levels.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of confirms
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  • Pressed to provide a single minute of footage that exonerates his deputies or his own leadership during the two weeks Mitchell suffered in a cell just downstairs from his office, Smith offers a rare blink.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Here is the video with the new angle from Collins that exonerates Mahomes.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of exonerates
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  • In other words, there’s no comprehensive process that verifies safety certification before sale.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Crypto verifies the transaction, not the assumption someone made before authorizing it.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of verifies
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  • The diamond experiment The place to look for the answers, Folman argues, is in heavier masses.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This book, a history of the Constitution, argues that the philosophy of amendment is foundational to modern constitutionalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Vindicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindicates. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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