Thesaurus results for EXTENUATED

extenuated

verb

past tense of extenuate

as in excused

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of "Boys will be boys"

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Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026
His club and country teammate Rodrigo De Paul has also been excused for the same reason.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of excused

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The org chart flattens because the coordination overhead that justified middle layers, translating between product, builders, and reviewers, is increasingly absorbed by AI tools.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The administration has justified its ventures into business ownership as necessary for national security and to compete in critical domains, such as artificial intelligence.

— Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

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The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

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Sant Pol de Mar swaps crowded stretches of sand for quieter coves, whitewashed buildings and a noticeably calmer atmosphere than Barcelona.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
No longer a hidden gem or best-kept secret, Puglia’s dramatic beaches, Baroque cities, and whitewashed trulli are splashed over many an Instagram feed.

— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026

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