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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extenuate
Verb
  • Their cry is not against the faith itself but against distorted theology that excuses cruelty.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • 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.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The midfield area certainly functioned better against Frankfurt, with Curtis Jones more than justifying his inclusion.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t to justify those prior murders.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In March 2025, Chelsea gave PEOPLE an exclusive update on Max's health journey, explaining that their son has had to relearn basic functions and attend physical therapy.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days.
    Longreads, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Extenuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extenuate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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