Thesaurus results for ALIBIS

alibis 1 of 2

noun

plural of alibi

as in excuses

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame a student who always has a very creative alibi for undone homework or late papers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of alibi

as in accounts (for)

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Recent Examples of alibis

Noun

Under a Facebook post from the local NBC affiliate announcing his arrest are dozens of people volunteering to provide alibis. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Guests are encouraged to interrogate everyone at their tables (and other tables) for seemingly suspicious backgrounds and alibis. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alibis

Noun

Kiffin understands that excuses aren’t going to fly, even if some are valid about recruiting during a time when coaches were traveling back and forth from Oxford to Baton Rouge.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The Galliano incident had nothing to do with Israel or the kinds of excuses some people are using today for antisemitism.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of excuses

Verb

But since neo-Brandeisian thought rejects economics as a pseudo-science that rationalizes the desires of capital owners, that objection carries little weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
But as another voter rationalizes, the sheer size of the ballot will do more harm than good in the long run.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of rationalizes

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Echoing Turkey’s justifications for its contentious S-400 acquisition completed the year before, which led a ban from the F-35 program and CAATSA sanctions slapped on Ankara, Iraqi officials claimed America offered no viable alternative.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
And in many cases, the same justifications elucidated by Douglass remain.

— Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of justifications

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From environmental factors to watering and fertilizing regimens, here are some of the most common reasons why crepe myrtles don’t flower and what to do about it.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Deals like this appear because people buy on impulse, then quickly lose interest for various reasons.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026