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Recent Examples of vindication Trump has a pretty good track record of judicial vindication after engaging in conduct alleged to be unlawful. Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025 But her battles were never easy, nor did vindication come quickly. Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025 Trump will happily pocket those wins and see them as vindication of his might-makes-right approach. Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025 Toyota Gets the Last Laugh For Toyota, the market swing toward hybrid vehicles comes as a major vindication. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vindication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
Noun
  • The pardon is a major victory for Kelsey, who reported to prison for a 21-month sentence on Feb. 24.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
  • When Trump provided a blanket pardon to nearly 1,600 defendants on Jan. 20, his first day in office, Bondi was not yet confirmed.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So Power of Mama members have started patrolling for fire risks, urging farmers to follow the rules about slash-and-burn clearing, and challenging stereotypes about women’s roles in rural Indonesian life along the way.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
  • To strike a balance in protecting these critters while also proactively protecting your garden, focus on clearing areas where pests have a history of populating.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This rhetoric aligns with long-standing conservative critiques that loan forgiveness might enable frivolous borrowing or academic pursuits with little payoff.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Trump administration isn't expected to defend the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness and repayment programs, which have been tied up in court cases, experts say.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When Trump was impeached twice by the House, McConnell held Senate Republicans together to assure his acquittal in both cases.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Drummond had found that trial attorneys hid evidence that might have led to an acquittal but the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals said last year that Drummond’s request to set aside Glossip’s conviction was not sufficient reason to halt his execution.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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