as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remission
Immunosuppressants may also be useful in maintaining remission in people who haven’t responded to other medications.
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Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
After 16 weeks, the participants experienced a 50% reduction in their fecal calprotectin levels—a measure of inflammation in a stool sample—and 50% of those with Crohn’s disease achieved clinical remission while 33% of those with ulcerative colitis did.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Even more concerning, each subsequent medication attempt further decreases a patient's chance for remission.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The goal of treatment is remission, where all the signs and symptoms of cancer are gone.4
Cervical cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
After 16 weeks, the participants experienced a 50% reduction in their fecal calprotectin levels—a measure of inflammation in a stool sample—and 50% of those with Crohn’s disease achieved clinical remission while 33% of those with ulcerative colitis did.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Even more concerning, each subsequent medication attempt further decreases a patient's chance for remission.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The goal of treatment is remission, where all the signs and symptoms of cancer are gone.4
Cervical cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for remission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remission
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The Biden administration made two more attempts to enact mass student loan forgiveness.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump has criticized the scope of Biden's student loan forgiveness.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The word ‘amnesty’ is extra charged in current Spanish politics, given current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, of the socialist PSOE party, heads a coalition whose survival depends on support from the Catalan nationalist party Junts.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Spencer took issue with revisionists who glossed over parts of Reagan’s record — raising taxes, increasing the size of the federal government, signing a law that gave amnesty to millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally — that contravened the Reagan myth.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Shocking Photos of the Violent Riots at the U.S. Capitol The Times also reports that Hemphill may face some legal challenges in rejecting the pardon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Graves, the now-former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said the pardons can’t erase what people witnessed.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remission. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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