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as in ignoring
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 justifying
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 explaining
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 excusing
Some Republicans and Democrats criticized Vance’s response for excusing or downplaying the nature of the chat messages.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Celebrating or excusing violence is abhorrent.
—ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
Procedures for excusing or deferring jury duty differs by county, according to the state’s judicial website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Ans suggests, before politely excusing himself to go do pre-race pull-ups with his brother in the woods across the street.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
This doesn’t mean excusing harmful behavior.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Celebrating or excusing violence is abhorrent.
—ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
Procedures for excusing or deferring jury duty differs by county, according to the state’s judicial website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Ans suggests, before politely excusing himself to go do pre-race pull-ups with his brother in the woods across the street.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
This doesn’t mean excusing harmful behavior.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excusing
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The first-grade teacher shot by her 6-year-old student at a Virginia elementary school took the stand to testify Thursday in her civil trial against a former assistant principal, who is accused of ignoring multiple warnings that the boy may have brought a gun to school before the shooting.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Seeing her murder on video, and passengers just ignoring her and walking away, broke my heart like nothing ever has.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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For now, Yamamoto is on top of the world, justifying every dollar of the $325 million investment the Dodgers made in him.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Giuffre takes an interest in Epstein’s own self-justifying attitude toward his crimes.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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The goal of a lifetime,’’ Corso said after the game, explaining his rationale.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The man responded, explaining that his relationship with Tony’s family went far beyond casual friendliness.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some viewers though were less than forgiving.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Boss was essentially thanking the Taxi Driver scribe for forgiving the creative larceny Springsteen perpetrated in those early days of his career.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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For all of the extenuating circumstances and points made in mitigation by Tudor, Juventus have taken just three points from fixtures that yielded nine in the corresponding games last season.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But only one home can qualify at a time, unless there are extenuating circumstances, such as relocating for a new job.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, once an Ottoman imperial residence, is now a luxury hotel overlooking the Bosphorus.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Today, the mountaintop hotel overlooking Eureka Springs offers ghost tours through its Victorian halls and former morgue, and the price of a room ranges from about $150 to $600.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Excusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excusing. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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