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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.
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Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022
Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extenuation
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Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.—
Amisha Padnani,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Writing for the screen for the first time, Jonas transfers that internal monologue into confessions that Weisz speaks aloud; the only caveat, of course, is that what Weisz’s character tells us may not in fact be true.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The announcement follows Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's acknowledgment that officials from Cuba and the United States have engaged in discussions to address bilateral differences between the two countries.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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No-budget filmmaking is an especially American folly-slash-miracle, the dreams of the anonymous cauldroned in backyards and basements in hopes of acknowledgement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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China seems ready to accept Lithuania’s atonement.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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Witherspoon was due for atonement.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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For those who have suffered under the grip of the Khamenei regime, the destruction of some facilities – including detention centers and morality police compounds – brings a complicated sense of relief and vindication.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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This was vindication for his patient work.—
Devin Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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He was lifted from the game without recording an out, only to get re-inserted in the second inning to complete two scoreless innings.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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South Korea, Australia and Taiwan all had identical records, and South Korea needed to beat Australia by five runs or more to advance based on a tiebreaker of fewest runs allowed divided by defensive outs.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The sweeping scope of the investigations has drawn scrutiny over their feasibility and rationale among trade experts.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, made no effort to consider the public-policy rationale that had led Congress to make the law, or the cascading consequences of overturning it.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Two at-odds facts can both be true, and all of us are susceptible to arrogance and self-serving rationalization.—
Carol Quillen,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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Whether that’s a reality or a rationalization will only be known once the hire materializes.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In other words, experts say, any city rebate program must serve a legitimate public purpose and cannot be structured solely to provide financial benefits to a particular group, such as seniors, without a broader justification.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Iran cites the Abu Dhabi’s decades-long strategic alliance with Washington as a justification for the attacks.—
Paula Hancocks,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Extenuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extenuation. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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