Thesaurus / absolve
FEEDBACKHow to use absolve in a sentence
She careens her way across the globe, looking for clues to absolve her and drawing police attention in the process.
THE NEW CLASS OF COMFORT TV: 16 SHOWS TO WATCH WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF FRIENDS AND THE OFFICEELIANA DOCKTERMANFEBRUARY 10, 2021TIMEThe company denied the claims, pointing out that its 2014 purchase of the hospitals included contract language absolving it of any future liability for the retirement plan.
RICH INVESTORS STRIPPED MILLIONS FROM A HOSPITAL CHAIN AND WANT TO LEAVE IT BEHIND. A TINY STATE STANDS IN THEIR WAY.BY PETER ELKINDFEBRUARY 4, 2021PROPUBLICAWhile Winner’s less-than-cautious handling of the material might have led the NSA to her eventually, Poitras said in an interview that that should not absolve the Intercept of responsibility to handle the information carefully.
LAURA POITRAS SAYS SHE’S BEEN FIRED BY FIRST LOOK MEDIA OVER REALITY WINNER CONTROVERSY. NOW SHE’S QUESTIONING THE COMPANY’S INTEGRITY.SARAH ELLISONJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI’m not proposing to tell you the magical policy that will fix this, or to judge what the platforms would have to do to absolve themselves of this responsibility.
HOW THE TRUTH WAS MURDEREDABBY OHLHEISEROCTOBER 7, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWWhen you’re ludicrously late to school or work, or when you miss your brother’s wedding, all you need is to invoke me, traffic, and your fellow Californians will absolve you of your tardiness.
ADMIT IT: YOU MISS BEING STUCK IN TRAFFICMATTHEWHEIMERAUGUST 17, 2020FORTUNEAnd yet, how is it possible to absolve her for her inexplicable behaviour to me?
THE SUBSTANCE OF A DREAM F. W. BAIN"Your word was given to me, and I absolve you from it," she said.
THE ROSE OF OLD ST. LOUISMARY DILLONI cannot yet absolve you from your promise since my own actions in Austria have been far from conventional.
THE SECRET WITNESSGEORGE GIBBSCan you pretend an excuse now may absolve you, Or any thing like honest, to bring you off?
THE LITTLE FRENCH LAWYERFRANCIS BEAUMONTDecide to do one or the other quickly: to punish, or to absolve.
AMPHITRYONMOLIEREWORDS RELATED TO ABSOLVE
- absolve
- bail out
- be lenient
- be merciful
- discharge
- dispense
- excuse
- exempt
- forbear
- get off the hook
- get out of hock
- give a break
- give quarter to
- go easy on
- leave
- let go
- let off
- pardon
- pity
- privilege from
- pull out of the fire
- refrain from
- release
- relent
- relieve from
- save bacon
- save from
- save neck
- spring
- absolve
- acquit
- advocate
- argue
- assert
- bear out
- claim
- clear
- confute
- contend
- corroborate
- defend
- disculpate
- disprove
- do justice to
- establish
- exculpate
- excuse
- exonerate
- extenuate
- free
- free from blame
- guard
- justify
- maintain
- plead for
- protect
- prove
- rationalize
- refute
- rehabilitate
- second
- shield
- substantiate
- support
- uphold
- warrant
- whitewash
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