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
That’s a vindication story that would really make millions of viewers happy.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Republican operatives at the time warned that outsourcing the ground game to outside groups could pose risks for future cycles, but Kirk and his team described the results as vindication.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Fux's vote also ignited a surge of righteous relief among the former president's supporters, who hailed it as a vindication.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s something powerful about the feeling those stories give you, vindication, tension, resolution.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Republican operatives at the time warned that outsourcing the ground game to outside groups could pose risks for future cycles, but Kirk and his team described the results as vindication.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Fux's vote also ignited a surge of righteous relief among the former president's supporters, who hailed it as a vindication.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s something powerful about the feeling those stories give you, vindication, tension, resolution.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
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Daniel Charles Ball's case was immediately dismissed following the pardon, despite the fact that he had been accused of throwing an explosive device at a group of about two dozen Capitol Police officers who were approaching the rioters.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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That includes Matthew Huttle, who was shot and killed by law enforcement during a traffic stop in Indiana days after receiving a pardon.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Defenseman Sam Dickinson kept the puck in the Islanders’ zone after a clearing attempt with his hand and sent the puck into the corner.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The clearing of trees on the south grounds and other site preparation work for the construction started in September.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The clarification brings relief to borrowers who were recently notified of their forgiveness eligibility but may still be waiting for their balances to be zeroed out.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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There will be no refuge or forgiveness—only justice.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though Combs’ defense argued that his acquittals on the most serious charges precluded the court from considering the women’s claims of coercion, Judge Arun Subramanian said the women’s claims of violence and exploitation were major factors in the prison sentence of four years and two months.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Most famously, the law led to the 2013 acquittal of a white man named George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed Black 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Three men were wrongfully convicted of Fusco’s murder in 1986, and spent around 18 years in prison before advanced DNA testing led to their exoneration.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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His family and supporters are hoping the deportation order will be waived in light of Vedam's exoneration and wrongful imprisonment, as well as his work while in prison to improve his own life and the lives of other prisoners.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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