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 Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, was detained in Stewart Detention Center for 15 months in connection with a decades-old burglary charge that was later pardoned, advocates said. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Several months later, in December 2024, Joe pardoned his son before leaving the White House. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Trump, meanwhile, pardoned 23 people convicted under the statute. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 After Nixon resigned in disgrace, President Ford pardoned him, blocking any chance of prosecution. — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 His father Charles was pardoned by Trump in 2020 over a 2005 conviction on federal tax evasion charges. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Paul argued Fauci using the Fifth Amendment was unsupported because former President Joe Biden, whom Fauci advised during the pandemic, pardoned him. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Trump has pardoned virtually all Capitol rioters and frequently expresses sympathy for them. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pardoned
  1. ignored
  2. overlooked
  3. acquitted
  4. justified
  5. released
  6. explained
  7. exonerated
  8. excused
Verb
  • Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignored
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  • Log temples atop the mounds overlooked wide plazas for ball games, ceremonies, and open-air markets.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Atwell, who grew up playing quarterback in Liberty City and then starred at Miami Northwestern, suggested that his mentoring of the team’s young receivers shouldn’t go overlooked.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlooked
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  • The tribunal convicted one official and acquitted the other, but the bombmaker's possible identity remained a mystery for years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • He was acquitted in 2020, but was swiftly rearrested on charges linking him to Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquitted
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  • Dedicated reconstruction funds are common in postconflict states, and a sovereign wealth fund may be justified to streamline the management of fragmented, distressed, and historically poorly managed public assets.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Chami noted that the price for working with content creators varies from $250-$1,000 per post, and justified rates that are on the higher end of the spectrum.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified
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  • Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of released
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  • Unlike Anthropic, which gets a higher share of its revenues from enterprises, OpenAI is more popular among individual consumers, explained Ujjwal Chaudhry, a partner at market intelligence firm Analysys Mason.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Owning a cat comes with several costs, Kimberly Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, explained.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of explained
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  • Crime, courts and policing A man falsely imprisoned for 18 years was exonerated of an Orange County robbery.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Most famously, Iwao Hakamada spent decades on death row over a 1966 quadruple murder before being released in 2014 and fully exonerated in 2024 at the age of 88.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exonerated
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  • Students can be excused for one to four hours per week to attend religious instruction.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The abuse of women and girls has long been ignored, excused, protected and even turned into profit.
    — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of excused

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“Pardoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pardoned. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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