as in justifiable
worthy of forgiveness
an excusable minor error
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Recent Examples of excusable
Too many Republicans today seem to have a different idea, that bad behavior is excusable so long as the perpetrator is advancing their priorities.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excusable
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Security, errors, and trust dominate the risk analysis Despite the hype and muddled terminology, the core idea of AI agents—systems designed to autonomously take action to carry out specific tasks—is still generating a lot of justifiable excitement.—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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As an epic celebration of imperialism, colonialization, and warfare, the Aeneid is often viewed with justifiable wariness by twenty-first-century readers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And while most human errors are forgivable, maybe even expected, some cost more than an apology.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Initially, Congress authorized up to $349 billion in forgivable loans as part of the program.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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But in this instance, the breach is entirely pardonable, because these two men, Jun and Arthur, have just gotten married.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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All this is to say that any excesses of enthusiasm for Friday (and Thursday) might seem pardonable, although each day reached the thermal pinnacle of the 80s.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
19 July 2024
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“Excusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excusable. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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