verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
fully
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But there was a more subtle purpose behind these proposals, fully vindicated by what subsequently happened.
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Birch was also a great believer in the corrosion-resistant qualities of cast-iron columns, and this confidence was fully vindicated by time.
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I felt I had fully vindicated my request.
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Allan Wells had won the 1981 World Cup 100 metres here, fully vindicating his Olympic win of the previous year.
■ VERB
feel
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I felt both vindicated and appalled.
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Only to Amy did she admit how triumphant she felt , and how vindicated .
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For eight months, he'd had the luxury of feeling vindicated .
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When rioting and violence erupted in 1966, liberals in Congress were understandably disturbed, while conservatives felt vindicated .
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I felt I had fully vindicated my request.
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I think it helps them feel vindicated at being such big sports fans.
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Senior Tories who dismissed the tax guarantee as a hostage to fortune will feel vindicated by Mr Hague's backdown.
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So shouldn't activists feel vindicated ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Several tests have fully vindicated Einstein's theory.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He left claiming that history would vindicate him.
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Only to Amy did she admit how triumphant she felt, and how vindicated.
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Retaining all 12 available World Cup players, the faith of the West Indies selectors was thoroughly vindicated.
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That a minority did succeed, however, again seemed to vindicate their technique.
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Their Lord had vindicated his people and honored their suffering and their struggles.
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They vindicated her theory of the adult beginner; they proved what could happen.