as in to apologize
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Recent Examples of atone
Carolina will need Moehrig to atone for his San Francisco sin by smashing (legally) the Saints (3-10) on the road.
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Mike Kaye
december 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
The treaty was expanded in 1967 to apply universally, in part to atone for colonialism.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Eventually, the man behind the curtain, the one we’d been told not to pay attention to, is forced to atone for his mass manipulation and leave town in a state of shame.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Gary agreed to pay the Kinahans two hundred thousand euros to atone for various misdeeds, including a nonfatal shooting of a Kinahan associate.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Mike Kaye
december 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
The treaty was expanded in 1967 to apply universally, in part to atone for colonialism.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Eventually, the man behind the curtain, the one we’d been told not to pay attention to, is forced to atone for his mass manipulation and leave town in a state of shame.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Gary agreed to pay the Kinahans two hundred thousand euros to atone for various misdeeds, including a nonfatal shooting of a Kinahan associate.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
Verb
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Trump subsequently condemned the image but refused to apologize.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Prior to the sentencing, Magalhaes apologized to the families of the victims, including the Banfields' daughter.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The traveler confessed to extorting others to commit self-harm, the memo said.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the club and outside it, the two men stayed up late discussing the merits of Shelley, confessing their doubts about the existence of God, and making plans to publish a joint collection of poetry.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
12 Apr. 2024
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Judges have a duty to uphold statutes designed to protect victims, to respect the lawful role of law enforcement, and to ensure that criminal conduct is addressed through the rule of law — not excused, minimized, or politicized.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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But opportunists in a crowd don’t excuse reckless governance.—
Melissa Derosa,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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By then, investigators had checked Guthrie’s flat, whitewashed roof and probed her septic tank with a long pole.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Critics accuse it of trying to whitewash the nation’s history.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Tesla has worked to secure millions in state and local funding for its Semi, while many in the trucking industry question whether the vehicle’s uneven development timeline justifies such heavy public investment.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those documents will reveal the grounds the federal government used to justify the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election records last month.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Simon, chief economist at Revelio Labs, which collects and analyzes public labor market data, also suspects that some companies are pointing to their use of AI to rationalize layoffs.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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If margins continue to grow alongside revenue, the current low multiple becomes increasingly difficult to rationalize.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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