1
as in to clear
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime
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2
as in to carry
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle
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Recent Examples of acquit
Rodriguez, 47, was found guilty in November 2023 of four counts of child endangering, although the jury acquitted her of seven other child endangering counts.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Combs later continued to pump his right fist subtly, seemingly satisfied that he was acquitted on the most serious charges.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
In a brief Instagram post, 50 Cent — who has decades-long beef with Combs and repeatedly antagonized him over the course of the trial — joked about the Bad Boy Records founder being acquitted of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 July 2025
On Wednesday, the jury reached a verdict, and acquitted Combs of all but the two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, the least serious of the charges.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 July 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Combs later continued to pump his right fist subtly, seemingly satisfied that he was acquitted on the most serious charges.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
In a brief Instagram post, 50 Cent — who has decades-long beef with Combs and repeatedly antagonized him over the course of the trial — joked about the Bad Boy Records founder being acquitted of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 July 2025
On Wednesday, the jury reached a verdict, and acquitted Combs of all but the two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, the least serious of the charges.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquit
Verb
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Cats often hide among the rubble, and run the risk of being hurt or killed when the bulldozers come in to clear it.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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Ground crews worked to clear dry vegetation and lay barriers Saturday, while aerial support from Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control deployed retardant to slow the blaze.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Prod: Andrés Jaime Santamaría) David Rodríguez, a Colombian police captain, goes undercover in a brutal jail to discover a sect which carries our ritual sacrifices in worship of a supernatural god.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Her election would also carry symbolic weight as Grijalva would be the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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In the case of Scott Jenkins, a former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff who was convicted by a jury for a bribery scheme, the report said a $600 fine payment was absolved by the pardon.—
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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The loss came one day after manager Dave Martinez absolved his coaches from any blame for the team’s recent struggles, thereby appearing to put the onus on his players.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Now, another Russian satellite is behaving in the same way, with a mothership opening up to release a smaller object that could in turn reveal its own surprise inside like a Matryoshka nesting doll.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Because Ireland is an Anglophone country with large diasporas located in the United Kingdom and the United States, it is assumed that politics should behave a little bit like the two nations who pump so much influence back into it through the mass media produced in London, New York, and Hollywood.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
11 July 2025
Verb
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May Allah Almighty forgive your shortcomings and grant you the highest ranks of Jannah.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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There’s nothing about Joker that forgives or champions Joker’s behavior, and while the whole movie may not be as terrific as its most inspired sequences, Phoenix and director Todd Phillips capably present a new way to think of this monster.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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There have been no recorded shoe bombings, in the sky or on the ground, since passengers and crew subdued and restrained Reid on that 2001 flight.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Crew members and passengers noticed and restrained him.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
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Our government is led by a serial liar who has shown how acts of violence in support of him will be forgiven and exonerated.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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Gillispie was released from prison in 2011, exonerated in 2017 and declared wrongfully imprisoned in 2021.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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According to the representative, an autopsy will not be conducted as Madsen's cardiologist has already signed the death certificate.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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In fact, nearly 9 million biopsy procedures were conducted in 2022 alone.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Acquit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquit. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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