condonation

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Recent Examples of condonation Indeed, the silence and seeming condonation grow more marked as the years go by. Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condonation
Noun
  • Honorable mention in the forgiveness category went to Judge Kathleen Coffey, founder of the Homeless Court at Boston’s Pine Street Inn.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • To be eligible, you must have been employed with an eligible company during the SAVE plan pause and be close enough to forgiveness that making those payments would get you to 10 years, which is 120 months.
    Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Under these circumstances, legal observers say that any pardon is likely to face a significant Supreme Court challenge.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Cuban Embassy in Washington said authorities granted pardons to 2,010 inmates under provisions of the country’s constitution, citing factors such as good behavior, time already served and health conditions.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The researchers found that about two thirds of participants in the fasting-mimicking group reached remission at the end of the three-month study period.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Brazil, which has one of the highest per-capita incarceration rates in Latin America, stands out for having one of the most formalized and nationwide systems for sentence remission via reading in the world.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Many women who weighed in have welcomed the message of absolution.
    Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Whatever absolution could be provided in the deaths of Michael, Marcy and Jennifer Jacobs or the disappearance of Ricky McCarthy would still mean something to their families.
    Graham Womack Updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In this case, it is alleged that these defendants thought the road to acquittal was the elimination of a witness.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The judge found the evidence insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, resulting in acquittal on all counts.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The current war has vindicated their investments in renewable energy – though the vindication has limits.
    Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
  • His remarks might serve as vindication to the Americans feeling the squeeze from the data center boom.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Condonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condonation. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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