as in amnesty
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party
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Recent Examples of forgiveness
The update was provided in a lawsuit filed by the American Federation for Teachers (AFT) that alleges the department is denying borrowers the right to loan forgiveness or affordable repayment plans.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The schedule, at least, offers some forgiveness.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
What the current administration seems to dismiss is that these students borrowed money not only based on the landscape faced when borrowing, but also on what was presented as their then-current options for future affordable repayment and pathways to forgiveness.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
His terse sendoff denies Dexter the satisfaction of closure and forgiveness, shattering his former colleague’s world before shuffling off it.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The schedule, at least, offers some forgiveness.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
What the current administration seems to dismiss is that these students borrowed money not only based on the landscape faced when borrowing, but also on what was presented as their then-current options for future affordable repayment and pathways to forgiveness.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
His terse sendoff denies Dexter the satisfaction of closure and forgiveness, shattering his former colleague’s world before shuffling off it.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiveness
Noun
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The ruling may also push Bolsonaro’s allies in Brazil’s largely conservative Congress to seek some form of amnesty for him.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some members of Brazil’s Congress had already, prior to the verdict, introduced a bill that could grant Bolsonaro amnesty.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Grant told me in an interview that there is a need for new initiatives such as the Federal Expungement Initiative, the Right to Banking campaign, and the development of state-by-state pardon and expungement guides.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mansell said his legal team never reached out to the White House seeking a pardon.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Forgiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgiveness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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