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forgive and forget

VERB
make up
Synonyms
WEAK
accommodate atone balance bury the hatchet come to terms compose conciliate counterbalance counterpoise countervail make amends make peace mend offset outweigh pacify recompense redeem redress requite set off settle shake hands
Antonyms
WEAK
disagree
VERB
meet halfway
Synonyms
WEAK
come to terms settle one's differences shake hands

Example Sentences

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Even if another ex-guerrilla, Gustavo Petro, won the presidency in 2022 by leading a broad left-wing coalition, after decades of bloody armed conflict, many Colombians are not ready to forgive and forget.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Now 21, he is the youngest member of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru group, and says he will never "forgive and forget" what happened.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Instead, he dug in his heels, hoping voters would forgive and forget.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

There hasn’t been much time to forgive and forget, as the teams will play their entire three-game season schedule in the first five weeks of the 2023-24 campaign.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Koffi didn’t know if she could forgive and forget it either.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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