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• v  show to be right by providing justification or proof
• v  maintain, uphold, or defend
• v  clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
• s  freed from any question of guilt
  his official honor is vindicated

• After the Marines adopted the Garand, Under Secretary of War Robert Porter Patterson declared that the report completely vindicated the Garand.
• Not surprisingly, the victory left many Chinese bloggers feeling vindicated.
• The Bank's faith in Li's guanxi, or connections, was vindicated with extraordinary speed.

• justify
• vindicate
• absolved
• clear
• cleared
• exculpated
• exonerated

News & Articles

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• Cramer Likes Facebook
  Jim Cramer is sticking with Facebook. He likes being vindicated by new analyst reports that support the stock's futures.        
  June 11, 2013 - TheStreet.com
• Is Edward Snowden the next Daniel Ellsburg?
  History has vindicated Ellsburg for leaking the Pentagon Papers
  June 10, 2013 - The Week via Yahoo! News
• Palace Malice scores Belmont Stakes upset
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, holding off Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb. The win gave Todd Pletcher his second Belmont win in six years, and vindicated the trainer's support of a 3-year-old who came into the final leg of the Triple Crown with only one victory. Palace Malice, who finished 12th in the ...
  June 9, 2013 - Sentinel & Enterprise

Quotes

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• Rod Blagojevich in FOXNews
  Blagojevich replied, "Unlike those, I'll be vindicated," to laughter in the audience.
• Dick Pound in FOXNews
  You're vindicated, but it doesn't make you feel any happier this is going on,said Dick Pound, chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency. "The fact that she was using the performance-enhancing drugs is not a surprise. People suspected...
• Mitch McConnell in Before It's News
  As Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told the AP, "Since its passage, Republican arguments against the [health care] bill have been repeatedly vindicated, even as the administration's many promises about the bill have been called into...