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exonerated

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


ADJECTIVE
pardoned
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Less than two months later, the Mexican government exonerated Cienfuegos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Rayner said she had been "exonerated" of the accusation she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Even Duncan’s Democratic opponent in the race for the clerk position made similar claims, unsuccessfully seeking a petition to keep Duncan from saying he was exonerated.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

When citizens were exonerated, government accounts fell silent about the outcome of their cases, the Journal found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

My dad glanced at my mom and for one delirious second I thought I was off the hook, that somehow I’d exonerated myself, and that we could all just go back to business as usual.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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