pardoned

verb

past tense of pardon
1
as in forgave
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized

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2
as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person

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Recent Examples of pardoned The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole recommended Tyler be pardoned three times. — Sea Stachura, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Another item removed was a campaign poster of Carlos Pizarro, a former leader of the M-19, a guerrilla movement that signed a peace agreement with the government in March 1989, in which its leaders were pardoned for kidnappings and other war crimes. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Trump has resumed power, many of the January 6 rioters were pardoned, and misinformation is in the water. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026 Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned a soldier who shot and killed an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank in 2016, despite opposition from the military’s chief of staff. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 After the verdict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Azaria to be pardoned. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 President Jimmy Carter pardoned draft dodgers after the Vietnam War, and President Bill Clinton pardoned fugitive financier and donor Marc Rich. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 In late 2017, with the help of a tireless pro bono lawyer who worked his case for years, Fred was fully and unconditionally pardoned by the state of Nevada. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pardoned
  1. ignored
  2. overlooked
  3. acquitted
  4. justified
  5. released
  6. explained
  7. exonerated
  8. excused
Verb
  • The South's military made a proposal for similar talks in November that the North ignored.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Haredi groups have held public protests, and many have ignored draft notices.
    — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignored
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  • The service Employees are beautiful, plentiful and delightful, with a high staff-to-resident ratio that keeps guests from feeling overlooked, although communication between departments could be better.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • One reason why the shop floor has been overlooked is because the enterprise software industry has focused most heavily on developing digital transformation solutions for corporate functions that are very similar from one company to the next.
    — Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlooked
Verb
  • Democrats have targeted Paxton, who is benefiting from millions in outside spending, over corruption claims and his impeachment by the Texas Legislature, though he was later acquitted.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier in October said that Lewis was acquitted in a previous murder case, blaming police misconduct for the outcome.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquitted
Verb
  • The song delivered on the hype produced by The X Factor, and justified the screams that One Direction had already invited with their performances of cover songs.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Investors are worried about whether their high prices are justified.
    — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of justified
Verb
  • For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • Smith also explained what would happen if a legal challenge ultimately failed, including continuity arrangements with European partners and backup copies of Microsoft’s code held in Switzerland.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Longini explained that climate change is increasing mosquito populations and lengthening their active seasons, contributing to dengue’s spread globally.
    — Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • Police questioned Mountbatten-Windsor for 11 hours before releasing him under investigation, meaning he was neither charged nor exonerated.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Sumstad’s lawsuit alleges confidential details of the Internal Affairs investigations were leaked to the media without showing that she had been exonerated.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of exonerated
Verb
  • But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ovitz, meanwhile, asked to be excused from further questioning on the grounds that Ormond’s lawyers were trying to harass him with irrelevant questions.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of excused

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“Pardoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pardoned. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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