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atoning

adjective as in compensating

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adjective as in repentant

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Britain, he added, was atoning at last for the wrongs it had done Palestinians when it was the imperial power here between 1917 and 1948.

From BBC

Interspersed throughout the story are black-and-white “mystical visions,” as Anderson calls them, in which Korda sees himself in heaven atoning for his sins and even dialoguing with God.

Weir's opening goal five minutes before the break had given the Scots hope of atoning for Friday's 4-0 home loss to the same opposition.

From BBC

In some respects, President Biden is atoning for a broken promise.

All businesses are closed, so where can this atoning single mother purchase the main ingredient?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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