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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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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

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Noun

Now, none of this excuses what Cathy does to poor, sweet, trusting Faye, whom Martha Plimpton plays with a chummy maternal quality that makes her grotesque demise that much more upsetting.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
But the status quo clearly isn't working, and with the resources poured into the program ahead of 2026, Riley has few excuses left.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Patchett rationalizes Mary’s decision by establishing that Nutmeg was old.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of rationalizes

Noun

Catch and eliminate personal excuses, justifications, or peer comparisons.

— Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Despite such justifications, these cuts, closures and layoffs have caused morale to plummet at Goddard, some current workers say, and have left management increasingly disconnected from the research center’s day-to-day operations.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of justifications

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Aiden Markram missed out the first match due to personal reasons, but returned as opening batter, replacing Tony de Zorzi.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
That’s not to say anything of the sort is guaranteed soon — single events are never guaranteed this far out — but there are reasons to take this El Niño seriously thanks to just how astonishing some of the numbers are.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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