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was exonerating

  • past progressive
    of exonerate.
    exonerate
    verb (used with object)
    to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate.

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I don’t think this was exonerating a mass murder.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2021

In saying this, Giuliani appears to have thought that he was exonerating Trump.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2018

"I couldn't get on to his trail!" he was exonerating himself.

From The Vehement Flame by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland