as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remission
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil, the first line of medical therapy for these mood disorders, induce symptom improvement in only half of those people taking them and place only a third into remission.
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Kara Margolis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
No one became seriously ill from treatment, and all eight people with lupus went into complete remission.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
More than 40 people with lupus worldwide have now undergone CAR-T-cell therapy, and most have gone into drug-free remission.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Middleton’s latest outing follows the announcement of her cancer remission.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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Kara Margolis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
No one became seriously ill from treatment, and all eight people with lupus went into complete remission.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
More than 40 people with lupus worldwide have now undergone CAR-T-cell therapy, and most have gone into drug-free remission.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Middleton’s latest outing follows the announcement of her cancer remission.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remission
Noun
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Churchill sought to maintain social stability by negotiating for near-total debt forgiveness, whereas Mellon favored full repayment to fund U.S. tax reductions.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Forty years of sacrifice, 40 years of forgiveness, of talking about faith, spirituality, love, real love, unwavering love in spite of myself.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Powell is one of hundreds of prisoners granted amnesty for their role in the Capitol riot as President Trump has sought to alter the record of that day.—
Meridith Kohut,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Some politicians in Switzerland have been advocating for amnesty for those volunteering in Ukraine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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If anything, Trump’s pardon created a rare and temporary sense of unity among Illinois Democrats and Republicans who decried the president’s move.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Those included promising not to seek a pardon for Edward Snowden, regularly updating the Senate Intel committee on her foreign travel and working with the panel to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remission. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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