admits (of)

present tense third-person singular of admit (of)
as in permits (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities your question does not admit of a simple "yes" or "no" answer

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justifies
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  • Lestat justifies his, uh, connection with Gabriella by arguing that vampires transcend petty human concepts like conventional morality.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 June 2026
  • Each new layer of ambition justifies a higher valuation, but the economics have not yet caught up with the narrative.
    Rory McDonald, Fortune, 6 June 2026
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“Admits (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admits%20%28of%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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