as in forgiveness
release from the guilt or penalty of an offense
the remission of sins
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Recent Examples of remission
Others achieve remission but need to be monitored for cancer coming back.18
Your healthcare team will likely perform follow-up physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies.
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board granted Smith conditional release from the hospital on Friday after hearing from a psychiatrist, who said Smith's schizophrenia and alcohol and drug disorders were in full remission as a result of medication and other treatment.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Of those who received both drugs, 83 percent achieved remission at 12 weeks versus 61 and 75 percent of those treated with just one drug.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Consider the journey to remission (a period of little to no symptoms) a rollercoaster.
—Chaz Frazier, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The state's Psychiatric Security Review Board granted Smith conditional release from the hospital on Friday after hearing from a psychiatrist, who said Smith's schizophrenia and alcohol and drug disorders were in full remission as a result of medication and other treatment.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Of those who received both drugs, 83 percent achieved remission at 12 weeks versus 61 and 75 percent of those treated with just one drug.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Consider the journey to remission (a period of little to no symptoms) a rollercoaster.
—Chaz Frazier, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for remission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remission
Noun
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Buddhism, the country’s dominant religion, offers rituals for healing, reincarnation and forgiveness.—
Sophal Ear,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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As to the economy, Noboa has leaned heavily into economic proposals like cash payments and debt forgiveness for farmers affected by natural disasters.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The men who abducted Paiva were indicted by federal prosecutors in 2014—but they have been protected by an amnesty law, passed as the regime was coming to an end, which has effectively kept the country from reckoning with the savagery of military rule.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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This month, though, Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced an amnesty program wherein all of those penalties have been waived.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Consider the 2006 mass pardon in Italy, in which 40% of all inmates in the country were released from prison all at once.—
Jens Ludwig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Delo also expressed his gratefulness to Trump for the pardon.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remission. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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