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shrive(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
5
whitewash(verb, clear, release, discharge, defend)
5
wink at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, clear, release)
4
indulge(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
4
pass over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disregard, ignore)
4
relieve(verb, clear, release, free, discharge)
3
give absolution(verb, expression, release, defend)
3
rationalize(verb, support, clear, free, favor)
2
alibi(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
apologize for(verb, expression, support, favor, sustain)
2
confirm(verb, support, favor, defend)
2
dispense from(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
exempt from(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
favor(noun, verb, support, sustain, confirm)
2
grant amnesty(verb, expression, release, defend, comfort)
2
make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, disregard)
2
mitigate(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate)
1
absolve justify(expression, defend, spare, relieve)
1
advocate(support, favor, defend, substantiate)
1
appease(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
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