vindication

noun

ˌvin-də-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce vindication (audio)
Definition of vindicationnext
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 The performance seemed like an early vindication for Kiffin, the $13-million-a-year lightning rod. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 However, ultimate vindication, or at least mitigation on the legal side of things, as well as the potential of AI as a multiplier for Meta's business, is keeping us in the stock. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Strong feelings of certainty, relief, or vindication are often a signal that your identity has done the evaluating, not your critical thinking. — Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026 Still, that 104th and final game capped a biggest-ever tournament seen as a vindication for the FIFA president — a consensus success on the field and a financial bonanza for global soccer. — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vindication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
  1. pardon
  2. clearing
  3. forgiveness
  4. acquittal
  5. exoneration
Noun
  • At the time, when Shane saved him with the pardon, was there a part of you that thought that might be a good thing?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The fact that several victims were underage makes the prospect of a pardon even less likely, especially given the controversy around the Epstein files.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of pardon
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  • An autonomous underwater vehicle has completed an end-to-end mine countermeasure demonstration, bringing naval forces closer to safer and faster mine-clearing operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, and Joel Eriksson Ek scored what proved to be the winner after a Flyers clearing attempt hit a referee as the Minnesota Wild beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Tuesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of clearing
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  • Now, the actor has returned to Steinbeck’s epic tale of generational trauma, betrayal, and forgiveness.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • On the stand, Jesus Lopez, his father, asked the family of Guevara Machado for forgiveness.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of forgiveness
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  • Jurors deadlocked 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal in June, resulting in a stunning mistrial.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cases can be delayed with different tactics, including intimidation, corruption and procedural mistakes that can reduce charges or even lead to acquittals, said Carole Grace Mbarga, a Cameroonian rights activist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquittal
Noun
  • While draft version histories are not sacred texts, being asked to share them in exchange for exoneration does introduce some thorny social questions about how much writers need to show an audience — or accuser — in order to be trusted.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As grounds for exoneration go, this is not, strictly speaking, bulletproof evidence of anything.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of exoneration

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