alibied

past tense of alibi

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alibied
Verb
  • The organization explained that the shelter avoids labeling dogs by breed to help reduce breed bias, which can negatively affect adoption rates, especially for pit bull-type mixes.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Wang explained that integrating thermal management directly into the battery reduces space, power consumption, and maintenance needs.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In two key ways, aggression against Venezuela or any other Latin American country now – rationalized by Washington as a response to insufficient law enforcement against drug-running – would be dangerously unprecedented.
    Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Some justified their retreats by citing the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions.
    Essence, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
  • What begins as an academic thought experiment — can a lie ever be justified?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Alibied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alibied. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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