SHRIVEN Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

shriven

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past participle of shrive

as in absolved

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While the Starling report spotlighted failures under Barr’s watch, Bowman indicated the review absolved his predecessor, Randal Quarles.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The city of Elk Grove had absolved itself and the street design, and California had collectively accepted the inherent danger of automobiles.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of absolved

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In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.

— Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
The tens of billions that are remitted annually add more to Mexico’s economy than both tourism and oil.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of remitted

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The judge deferred ruling on Rashbaum’s constitutional challenge until after trial, and the issue became moot when the jury acquitted Renaud on all counts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Images of an angry and sobbing Brown became the media’s hallmark of grief during the criminal trial, particularly when Simpson was acquitted in 1995.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquitted

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What makes this especially hard for City fans is they have been routinely told that their club would be vindicated.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Although the antifascist left may have been vindicated by history, the widespread association of antifascism with Communism helps explain why Americans, including Roosevelt, came so late to the cause.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of vindicated

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Sumstad’s lawsuit alleges confidential details of the Internal Affairs investigations were leaked to the media without showing that she had been exonerated.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
In 2021, he and his brother, Sean Tyler, were both exonerated for the crime after his attorneys successfully argued they were victimized by detectives in Area 1’s homicide bureau working under Burge.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of exonerated

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If Waldron’s future role at Goldman Sachs appears to be a near certainty, that’s not the case for the rest of the bank’s C-suite, especially if several top executives depart after being passed over.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The Speaker claims that the House has passed over 900 pieces of legislation, 700 of which remain stuck in the Senate.

— Don Wolfensberger, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed over

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These departures would have probably been excused had the show captured the imagination of the audience.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Senior quarterback Dante Moore was nowhere to be found during media availability following the Ducks' loss on the road, which was noticed by every reporter in the room, but according to head coach Dan Lanning, his absence was excused.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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