condoned 1 of 2

past tense of condone

condoned

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoned
Verb
  • His dominance is creating an air of intimidation that shouldn’t go ignored.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Black electorate feeling ‘neglected and ignored’ Tensions within the party in Florida could be seen as early as April when President Joe Biden came to Tampa for an event.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • We, the players (and the audience) are left to judge whether his actions were justified.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Therefore, an Artemis Alliance is justified as a necessary enforcement mechanism.
    Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Another teacher explained to me that I can be paid 50% of my husband’s Social Security benefit instead.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • So if there’s a breach, there’s nothing to steal, Suman explained.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Department of Health and Human Services declined to comment on the record, but Juul Labs was added to the FDA’s list of authorized e-cigarettes.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • The attack works because large language models are often unable to distinguish commands from an authorized user and those embedded into untrusted content that the chatbot encounters.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • Bad guests consider every horizontal surface to be an appropriate trash receptacle.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The guidance encourages agencies to explore alternatives such as artificial intelligence and machine translation where minimal assistance in other languages remains appropriate.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Make a deposit of $5 or more with an accepted payment method, like a debit card, Venmo or PayPal.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
  • For a full list of accepted items plus drop-off locations, dates and times, visit davie-fl.gov.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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“Condoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoned. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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