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as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance
more often than not, voters are willing to excuse a candidate's youthful indiscretion
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as in justified
to be an acceptable reason for
having a female passenger in labor will generally excuse a little disregard for the speed limit
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as in explained
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
he's always excusing his chronic lying by claiming that everybody lies
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Recent Examples of excused
After Politico reported that Young Republicans expressed outrageously racist, misogynistic and anti-Semitic sentiments, Vice President JD Vance excused it as just the edgy chat of young activists.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Most of those that did — Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon, and Utah among them — lack visibility into the reasons for excused versus unexcused absences.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Misconduct is brushed off as business as usual, denied and excused at every turn, and much of it never comes to light.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
District spokesperson Al Goldberg confirmed that 244 of the school’s 634 students were absent today, but noted that this number was not broken down to include how many absences were excused or unexcused.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Plumlee, who had been excused from Monday’s media day activities for personal reasons, has continued to be absent from practice this week and hasn’t spoken about his second tour of duty with Charlotte yet.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Fans could be excused if the finish felt like déjà vu.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
The lady seated between him and me began feeling sick and excused herself, and the table closed up.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Likewise, with cameras on the trains in Charlotte, the public could be excused for wondering why there wasn’t a more immediate response after the event.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Most of those that did — Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon, and Utah among them — lack visibility into the reasons for excused versus unexcused absences.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Misconduct is brushed off as business as usual, denied and excused at every turn, and much of it never comes to light.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
District spokesperson Al Goldberg confirmed that 244 of the school’s 634 students were absent today, but noted that this number was not broken down to include how many absences were excused or unexcused.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Plumlee, who had been excused from Monday’s media day activities for personal reasons, has continued to be absent from practice this week and hasn’t spoken about his second tour of duty with Charlotte yet.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Fans could be excused if the finish felt like déjà vu.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
The lady seated between him and me began feeling sick and excused herself, and the table closed up.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Likewise, with cameras on the trains in Charlotte, the public could be excused for wondering why there wasn’t a more immediate response after the event.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excused
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The complaint alleges that BNY ignored warning signs, especially after Epstein’s crimes became known.—
Chase Jordan
October 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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When things get fuzzy about what a child’s needs actually are, or parents feel they are being ignored, OSEP can help parents learn what their options are, and then can even become involved and serve as an arbitrator to figure out the best course of action.—
Joshua Cowen,
The Conversation,
17 Oct. 2025
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But if Ross decides to dump McDaniel, it would be justified after Sunday’s lifeless effort littered with penalties (11 for 103), foolish mistakes and the appearance of a team that was unprepared and disinterested.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Extreme caution would have been justified.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Newcastle are level with Everton in big chances created and, as my colleague Chris Waugh explained, have struggled with generating quality opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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His vision is to transform it, without VC backing, into a one-stop resource for dividend growth investors and retirees—a group often overlooked by legacy money management firms.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Slovenia itself is a compact nation that joined both the European Union and NATO in 2004, often overlooked in its perched position just north of the Western Balkans and on Italy’s northeastern edge.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump pardoned Angeli, and nearly everyone charged in the riot, on the first day of his second term in the White House.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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She was nonetheless convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison, though her sentence was later commuted by President Jimmy Carter and she was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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