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
As such, the museum serves as a space of historical vindication for an artist who struggled, rock hammer in hand, against mountainous odds.
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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
The current war has vindicated their investments in renewable energy – though the vindication has limits.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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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
The current war has vindicated their investments in renewable energy – though the vindication has limits.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
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The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, who obtained a pardon from the President, reportedly helped develop a stablecoin launched by World Liberty Financial.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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That's weeks before the Board of Pardons has its next meeting in June, which is when At Chandee's pardon could be made official.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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The day starts cool, with morning temperatures in the 40s to low 50s under clearing skies.—
Nelly Carreño,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Goodman and Castro drew back-to-back two-out walks to load the bases before Sullivan hit a bases-clearing double to right in the first inning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul, per the logline.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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His acquittal, which led to a public outcry, had an impact on the federal insanity defense — leading to a shift in the burden of proof.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, lawyers for the defendants moved for an acquittal on behalf of their clients, arguing that the government had failed to prove a conspiracy.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Although Simon has never been charged with a crime, many of her former cases are under review and more exonerations are expected, attorneys with the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic told CNN.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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The organization previously helped secure Yarris' exoneration.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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