absolves
- present tense form of absolve (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
In order to receive their raw footage, Ms Stanton has asked clients to sign a "contract" that absolves Wallflower Weddings Videography of editing their final film.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025
That view absolves us of trying to understand the systemic source of those indignities as something other than unkindness.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024
But Morrissey, the prosecutor, appears to be skeptical of Baldwin’s statements about the trigger and whether that absolves him of guilt.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Saying kaddish and sitting shiva, that absolves them of any responsibility for you.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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