RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To clear from blame or demonstrate that a position was justified.

verb

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vindicate

The recovered receipts helped vindicate the treasurer.
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The team examined culpability for the missed check by looking at who received the final image and who authorized publication. The records could vindicate an assistant who had been blamed for withholding the file: she had uploaded it before the stated deadline.
From Responses to a Shared Mistake.
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