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exonerated

[ig-zon-uh-rey-tid] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪ tɪd /


ADJECTIVE
pardoned
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Example Sentences

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“They’re going to find him not guilty and he’s going to be exonerated of everything,” Ugarte added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

"Their arrest, prosecution and conviction for harassment were an egregious affront on those rights and they are delighted to have finally been exonerated."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

"We are confident that when the facts come out, the Prince Group and its Chairman will be fully exonerated."

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

They were exonerated more than a decade later through DNA evidence and a confession from the true assailant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

At the cafeteria, where a shrinking slice of my consciousness still resided, Daisy was telling Mychal that his averaging project shouldn’t be about people named Mychal but about imprisoned men who’d later been exonerated.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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