vindication
Example Sentences
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But for her, being recognized for “Song Sung Blue” isn’t some long-awaited vindication.
From Los Angeles Times
Some people wanted to see Simpson punished, while others viewed his acquittal as vindication, however meager, for decades’ worth of societal abuse.
From Salon
But that authenticity was also palpable in Martin’s performance on Sunday — a vindication for all the years his mother tongue was manipulated in the mainstream.
From Los Angeles Times
Although the show carried a message of unity and vindication of Latinos in general, the artist sang from and for Puerto Rico.
From BBC
The performance is a vindication for the 64-year-old conservative, who called the risky snap vote during a snowy Japanese winter only three months after taking office.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.