as in reparation
an act taken in order to redeem oneself
He resolved to make atonement to those he had wronged by doing good deeds for them.
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In place of the original’s portrait of political awakening, the sequel follows an artist (Milena Smit) who’s checked herself into the Pit as a form of personal atonement.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
Perhaps Netanyahu’s most disquieting elision in his U.N. speech, in this season of atonement, is that Moses’s admonition to choose blessings over curses was aimed specifically at the Children of Israel.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
However, Ray suggests atonement could help Jason find peace.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism which focuses on atonement, begins Oct. 11.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
Perhaps Netanyahu’s most disquieting elision in his U.N. speech, in this season of atonement, is that Moses’s admonition to choose blessings over curses was aimed specifically at the Children of Israel.
—Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
However, Ray suggests atonement could help Jason find peace.
—Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism which focuses on atonement, begins Oct. 11.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Atonement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atonement. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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