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as in to acquit
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him
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as in to confirm
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories
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Recent Examples of vindicate
By half-time, however, Jewell had been vindicated — Bradford led 4-3 and Windass had scored a hat-trick.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Each of them has paid off in some way or will be vindicated in the future.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
While saying this, Shauna is seemingly vindicated from being a prime suspect in Adam’s murder, and Misty’s relationship with Walter seems to be on the upswing.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
An attorney for Adams, Alex Spiro, said the Justice Department’s order had vindicated the mayor’s claim of innocence.
—Jake Offenhartz, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Each of them has paid off in some way or will be vindicated in the future.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
While saying this, Shauna is seemingly vindicated from being a prime suspect in Adam’s murder, and Misty’s relationship with Walter seems to be on the upswing.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
An attorney for Adams, Alex Spiro, said the Justice Department’s order had vindicated the mayor’s claim of innocence.
—Jake Offenhartz, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindicate
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Listen to this article After more than 15 hours of deliberations over two days, a Lake County jury acquitted a one-time Munster babysitter Friday evening in a shaken baby case on a battery charge.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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While Trump was impeached twice by the House in his first term, the Senate acquitted him both times.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those figures couldn’t be independently confirmed and could be an undercount.—
Hanna Arhirova and Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Continue to fulfill your obligations and verify that those actions are properly recorded.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Witkoff An unidentified individual familiar with the work of the Yale Center verified the letter's contents and told the NYT that the details were accurate.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Current Social Science Research Approaches Are Limited For decades, Lahlou argues, the social sciences and their applications in fields as diverse as marketing and industrial psychology have focused primarily on individual psychology and interpersonal dynamics.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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However, Students for Justice in Palestine argue the event threatens students’ emotional and physical safety, and is in violation of the school’s neutrality policies.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Vindicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindicate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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