as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
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Recent Examples of vindication
Vinyl vindication The event comes as spending on vinyl continues to climb, even as streaming has become the dominant format for music listening.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
As such, the museum serves as a space of historical vindication for an artist who struggled, rock hammer in hand, against mountainous odds.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
For someone who nearly walked away from all of it, the schedule ahead looks like vindication.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Frick employees may feel a similar dose of vindication.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2026
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
As such, the museum serves as a space of historical vindication for an artist who struggled, rock hammer in hand, against mountainous odds.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
For someone who nearly walked away from all of it, the schedule ahead looks like vindication.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Frick employees may feel a similar dose of vindication.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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The State Board of Pardons then held an emergency meeting on May 4, the day before his deportation date, to grant his pardon.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Varga, as the justice minister, had signed his pardon.—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The rain will gradually taper off midday Monday, followed by clearing and cooler weather Monday evening into Tuesday.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Consider the standoff, the protests, and the ultimate clearing of the homeless camp at Echo Park Lake a few years back.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The bright boy who came into their rooms with his toy soldiers to start world-making would not return, and no reconciliation or words of forgiveness would ever reach him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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But in the eyes of God, who is our ultimate judge, God is a God of forgiveness.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The day after Valle's July 9, 2025, acquittal on the most serious charges, the state filed new reckless manslaughter and reckless assault charges.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The ruling also revived testimony from an art dealer whose statements had helped Kim win acquittal in the lower court.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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The law isn’t perfect, raising several barriers to testing, but still, DNA evidence has featured in 17 of Florida’s 30 death row exonerations.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Despite Clark’s exoneration and the multimillion-dollar award, Warford’s killing remains unsolved, and no one has been convicted in the case.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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