as in to apologize
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Recent Examples of atone
That prompted Ronaldo to break down in tears at the end of the game, although Portugal did win the shootout as Ronaldo atoned for his earlier miss.
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Bailey soon atoned by initiating the opportunity for Watkins.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
There are always riveting reminders century after century calling on us to not forget our past sins and to atone for them.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Gascon, a veteran of Spanish TV, is running in the lead as a cartel leader who secretly transitions, then attempts to atone for her crimes.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Bailey soon atoned by initiating the opportunity for Watkins.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
There are always riveting reminders century after century calling on us to not forget our past sins and to atone for them.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Gascon, a veteran of Spanish TV, is running in the lead as a cartel leader who secretly transitions, then attempts to atone for her crimes.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
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The judge demanded that Arnold & Porter apologize to the court and that its attorneys take an ethics refresher class.Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
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But the Broncos certainly weren’t apologizing Sunday night for the gift of a gargantuan gaffe.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The kitchen beyond it, Roberts confesses, doesn’t get much everyday use.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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A number of leads emerged, including a man named John Mark Karr, who confessed to the killing in 2006.Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024
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Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days.Longreads, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
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The Baltimore Ravens excused wide receiver Diontae Johnson from team activities this week.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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This isn’t to suggest that Say Nothing should have endorsed or excused the PIRA’s retaliatory actions.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Amnesty has completely disregarded this, instead absolving and whitewashing the heinous actions of Hamas.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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In keeping with the tranquil atmosphere, the interiors are light and uncluttered: beadboard, whitewashed walls with wooden beams and stone accents, and gauzy curtains that drift on the wind.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Confused and annoyed, he’s taken to Colonel Watson Smith (Anthony Howell) to justify his allegiance.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Their grievances justify lawbreaking, havoc, rampage.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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In a TikTok video with more than 205,000 views, Abby Eckel said the time and energy required to send out the perfect Christmas card is too much to rationalize.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Cost Optimization Takes Center Stage: CIOs and CTOs will be under pressure to rationalize their public cloud spending, prioritizing value, sound architectures and cost-effectiveness.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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