atoned

Definition of atonednext
past tense of atone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoned
Verb
  • After a heated late-game exchange with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley at the end of their Final Four game went viral, UConn coach Geno Auriemma apologized Saturday for his conduct.
    Greg Rajan, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma apologized on Saturday after a heated exchange with South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley on Friday.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • He was arrested at the home and later confessed to killing Eric, a student at Florida International University.
    March 30, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In opening statements, prosecutors laid out the details of the attack and said Gerhardt Konig confessed to his 19-year-old son in a FaceTime conversation.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Their case is due back in court on June 16 for a pretrial conference, but the three troopers are able to be excused from appearing in person.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Woods has always had a complicated reputation, but he’s also widely considered one of the best golfers ever, which means a lot of his problematic behavior has been excused because of his talent and his friendship with the US President.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The island’s whitewashed, clifftop village offers romantic views of the Aegean Sea, and a steep, zig-zagging path climbs up the hillside to a church.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Sterilized, whitewashed, controlled, censored – all those words apply.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This view of the presidency has justified his executive orders at home and tariffs that affect the global economy.
    Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The opioid crisis alone justified a generation of skepticism.
    Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Once dry, these kernels are pressed to extract the oil and then deodorized.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After finding the currency and reporting it, the crew cleaned and deodorized the bills and returned all of the loot to the homeowner.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Atoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoned. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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