as in reparation
an act taken in order to redeem oneself
He resolved to make atonement to those he had wronged by doing good deeds for them.
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The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days and leads up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
In what was largely considered a shocking atonement, Zuckerberg turned to the audience and apologized to them about Meta's role in online protections.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
Japanese politicians and scholars have since done everything from acknowledging the wrongs that Imperial Japan committed—complete with official apologies and atonement—to questioning or countering the Korean narrative.
—Jeffrey W. Hornung, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2015
While Yom Kippur is about atonement for sins, the summer fast day commemorates tragedies.
—Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
In what was largely considered a shocking atonement, Zuckerberg turned to the audience and apologized to them about Meta's role in online protections.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
Japanese politicians and scholars have since done everything from acknowledging the wrongs that Imperial Japan committed—complete with official apologies and atonement—to questioning or countering the Korean narrative.
—Jeffrey W. Hornung, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2015
While Yom Kippur is about atonement for sins, the summer fast day commemorates tragedies.
—Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Atonement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atonement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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