condonation

noun

Definition of condonationnext
as in forgiveness

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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
  1. forgiveness
  2. pardon
  3. remission
  4. absolution
  5. acquittal
  6. vindication
Noun
  • As well as realization that everyone deserves love, empathy, and forgiveness.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Mengel wrote the script for the cinematic exploration of family, love, forgiveness and mental health with his friend and creative partner Christian Bengtson.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of forgiveness
Noun
  • The pardon would clear the felony conviction from her record.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • His use of the presidency’s sweeping ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is among the ways the Republican’s return to office has featured an expansive use of executive power.
    — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of pardon
Noun
  • In clinical trials, roughly 78% of patients reached remission and more than 80% were still in remission a full year later.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Abivax added that more than a third of patients who didn't respond to the treatment initially achieved remission after about 10 months.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of remission
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  • That's different than an insanity defense, which usually seeks total absolution, Schoenstein said.
    — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • The point is not that the offender deserves absolution.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Definition of absolution
Noun
  • The 12-person federal jury’s acquittal on Tuesday spared Yener of potentially decades in prison if he had been convicted of the main explosive charge.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Associate Judge Andi Saputra, who offered the sole dissenting opinion in the decision and called for acquittal, said the case offered no proof of malicious intent, wrongdoing or any indication of a conflict of interest.
    — Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of acquittal
Noun
  • For Alston, the scale of the effort offers a personal vindication.
    — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Markets do not pay for eventual intellectual vindication.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of vindication

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“Condonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condonation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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