1
as in to acquit
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him
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2
as in to confirm
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories
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Recent Examples of vindicate
Without this law, many federal laws and even many provisions of the Constitution would be unenforceable, because there would be no way to bring a lawsuit vindicating the rights protected by those legal provisions.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
But Birol said Monday that the latest data vindicated his agency.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Analysts are even on hand to show replays from the match on a projector screen, with Peter Vincenti, the former Rochdale winger, content to have his two big decisions — one penalty waved away and an offside call — vindicated to the room.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Somewhere up there in Hoops Heaven, Stormin’ Norman Sloan is one giddy Gator who is almost certainly feeling validated and vindicated about the SEC’s basketball awakening.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
But Birol said Monday that the latest data vindicated his agency.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Analysts are even on hand to show replays from the match on a projector screen, with Peter Vincenti, the former Rochdale winger, content to have his two big decisions — one penalty waved away and an offside call — vindicated to the room.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Somewhere up there in Hoops Heaven, Stormin’ Norman Sloan is one giddy Gator who is almost certainly feeling validated and vindicated about the SEC’s basketball awakening.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindicate
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The 24-year-old was acquitted of capital murder, which would not have given him the option for parole.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Officers Edward Nero and Garrett Miller previously accepted minor administrative discipline, Lt. Brian Rice and Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. were acquitted by police trial boards, and Officer William Porter did not face administrative charges.—
Steve Earley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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But officials were not able to confirm if a blown tire was at fault for the crash.—
Ron Wilkins,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen, many Gomez fans were skeptical when the singer confirmed her relationship with the prolific music producer back in December 2023.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek was not able to to independently verify whether all ranking officers killed belonged to Houthi military or police forces.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The usefulness of those rankings could require months or years to verify, and the AI co-scientist, which is still being evaluated by human scientists, is for now limited to biomedical research.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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Few would argue that the tire wear shown last spring and again on Saturday was within reason.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The anti-Amendment 4 website hosted by the Agency for Health Care Administration led to court challenges from people who argued the state was improperly using its official power, including one case in front of the Florida Supreme Court.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Vindicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindicate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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