exonerate
verb (used with object)
to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate.
will exonerate
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future tenseof exonerate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Lawrence Frank, Clippers president of basketball operations, was insistent that the investigation will exonerate owner Steve Ballmer and the franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
“I think a review of all the video and of all the documentation will exonerate me from the accusations.”
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
He has previously expressed doubts about claims by Lucio’s defense attorneys that new evidence will exonerate her.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
She believes new witnesses and evidence will exonerate Reed for the murder, and implicate the true culprit.
From Fox News ● Nov. 6, 2019
“All you have to do is come up with a lie that will exonerate both Christina and Cara, and then tell it under truth serum.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
