condone
verb (used with object)
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
is condoning
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present progressiveof condone (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If The Times published information from it, “it is condoning this illegal conduct,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
"Everyone who remains silent about it is condoning it."
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2021
“At this point, there is no neutral for the city. Not taking action is condoning this. And do we really as a community want to condone this?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2019
A boss that remains silent in the face of misbehavior is condoning it.
From Time Magazine Archive
