Thesaurus results for EXTENUATION

extenuation

noun

Definition of extenuation

as in confession

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Recent Examples of extenuation Not surprisingly, fellow-travelers on the left criticized Conquest either from a wish to disbelieve the Soviet horrors or from an ideological sympathy that compelled extenuation of them. — Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022

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Noun

Despite Weakfall’s confession, the rape case against him collapsed.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Definition of confession

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The acknowledgment reflects an unusual level of cooperation between Washington and Caracas despite years of intense political confrontation.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Amid all that drama, Dunham also gave Swift a special heartfelt shout-out in the acknowledgements section of her book.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

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Instead, much of the rest of the soccer world will likely feel vindication – and more than a little bit of satisfaction at American humiliation on such a huge stage.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
For Alston, the scale of the effort offers a personal vindication.

— Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of vindication

Noun

The visitors had two hits before that, one of which was a two-out double by Mike Yastrzemski off the right field wall before Bart’s game-changing at-bat.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Seigler drew a one-out walk and advanced to third on Ceddanne Rafaela’s team-leading 21st double.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of out

Noun

Plans for a data center in Henderson County are apparently on hold for now after the developer did not provide justification for a request to pull a maximum of nearly 2 billion gallons of water a year from Cedar Creek Lake.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
The activity has become its own justification, disconnected from whether any of it actually moves revenue.

— Erhan Kaya, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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