as in ignores
to dismiss as of little importance
he is too quick to condone his friend's faults
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Recent Examples of condones
Therefore, Miss Manners condones entertaining in the kitchen and holding dance parties in the living room — as well as the occasional chair made out of Legos for anyone who is up for it.
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Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Seyfried is one of many public figures who have sparked outrage for bringing up past statements of Kirk's, with critics claiming that such a reaction condones politically motivated violence.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Seyfried is one of many public figures who have sparked outrage for bringing up past statements of Kirk's, with critics claiming that such a reaction condones politically motivated violence.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condones
Verb
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But that argument ignores the structure of the program.—
Demetrius Atsalis,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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All pitchers agree that the guy holding the bat generates crucial data that a pitcher ignores at his peril.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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There is no blanket federal program that automatically forgives credit card debt simply because someone is a veteran.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Perched on a bluff that overlooks Irish Beach, a private area within Manchester State Park, the home boasts an unobstructed, 180-degree view of the rugged Mendocino coastline.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Yet this overlooks how the politics of addiction actually functioned in the formative decades of the drug war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This justifies using the average premium SVOD churn rate, even though Paramount+ has traditionally fallen short of it.—
Andrew Root,
Sportico.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The constraint, Dolci says, is not audience demand – the performance of existing screens more than justifies expansion – but the availability of suitable sites.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Which explains everything and nothing.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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One explains why inflation exists, while the other tells you what to do when your rent goes up.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Condones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condones. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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