as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remission
Others achieve remission but need to be monitored for cancer coming back.18
Your healthcare team will likely perform follow-up physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies.
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board granted Smith conditional release from the hospital on Friday after hearing from a psychiatrist, who said Smith's schizophrenia and alcohol and drug disorders were in full remission as a result of medication and other treatment.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Of those who received both drugs, 83 percent achieved remission at 12 weeks versus 61 and 75 percent of those treated with just one drug.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Consider the journey to remission (a period of little to no symptoms) a rollercoaster.
—Chaz Frazier, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board granted Smith conditional release from the hospital on Friday after hearing from a psychiatrist, who said Smith's schizophrenia and alcohol and drug disorders were in full remission as a result of medication and other treatment.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Of those who received both drugs, 83 percent achieved remission at 12 weeks versus 61 and 75 percent of those treated with just one drug.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Consider the journey to remission (a period of little to no symptoms) a rollercoaster.
—Chaz Frazier, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remission
Noun
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Borrowers can now apply for student loan forgiveness through the program at StudentAid.gov.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Loan forgiveness is granted after 20 years for undergraduate loans and 25 years for graduate loans.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The men who abducted Paiva were indicted by federal prosecutors in 2014—but they have been protected by an amnesty law, passed as the regime was coming to an end, which has effectively kept the country from reckoning with the savagery of military rule.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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This month, though, Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced an amnesty program wherein all of those penalties have been waived.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After Trump’s pardons for the January 6th attackers, Thune, speaking to reporters, grappled audibly with his instinct for honesty.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Because of the pardon, Ramos could not order restitution of any kind.—
Ben Geman,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remission. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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