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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Noun
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Californians deserve answers, not more excuses.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The excuses that may have limited previous staffs don’t explain Napier’s 22-23 tenure and the worst winning percentage by a full-time Florida coach in 65 years.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Local leaders, on the other hand, continued to push back on the administration's justifications and the administration's characterizations of violence in their cities.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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One of Russia's justifications for launching its war against Ukraine was to thwart Kyiv's ambitions to join NATO, which Moscow regards as a serious threat to its national security.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Due process requires a commitment to the reasons punishment is sought and thus allows those reasons to be addressed and countered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisers still crave the broad, simultaneous viewership such extravaganzas generate, and marketers that in the past might not have spent heavily on sports now see new reasons to do so.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Alibis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alibis. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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