as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
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Recent Examples of vindication
But that the winning goal arrived through Enderby from the bench was its own form of vindication.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Capote finds little vindication there.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Some victims of Epstein took a measure of vindication from the release – notably so in the case of Maria Farmer, whose account of complaining to the FBI about Epstein way back in 1996 was validated.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
Yet India still had access to Soviet military supplies, which policymakers in New Delhi saw as a vindication of an approach based on securing multiple partnerships.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Capote finds little vindication there.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Some victims of Epstein took a measure of vindication from the release – notably so in the case of Maria Farmer, whose account of complaining to the FBI about Epstein way back in 1996 was validated.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
Yet India still had access to Soviet military supplies, which policymakers in New Delhi saw as a vindication of an approach based on securing multiple partnerships.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
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Meanwhile, the richest among us shower him with cash, planes, gold and cryptocurrency to curry pardons for their criminal activities and policies favorable for their businesses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Years of high-profile controversies — plea deals, pardons and investigations that feel politicized depending on who is involved — have left Americans skeptical that justice is blind.—
Kaitlyn Buss,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Traffic snarls clearing Northbound Interstate 75 traffic was closed near downtown Cincinnati, Cincinnati police said Tuesday afternoon.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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For you, this is a clearing moment.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026
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Steven McDonald, a fallen hero of the department who channeled the agony of three devastating gunshot wounds into an enduring message of peace and forgiveness.—
Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, borrowers had to stay on top of changes to key forgiveness plans.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Jewish groups and figures in the United Kingdom lamented the acquittal.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Eyewitness misidentification was a contributing factor in nearly 1,200 out of more than 4,000 exonerations nationwide, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, a database put together by the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and UCI Newkirk Center for Science and Society.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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Walker's son, Ted Smith, 72, gave testimony at his father's posthumous exoneration, noting his mother never recovered after the execution.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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