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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
Noun
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Vulnerability can humanize, and confession can soften certainty.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Day's lawyers say CPD officers beat him into a false confession for murder and armed robbery in 1991.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Claude has been adopted by a number of legal professionals and legal technology companies due to its sophisticated reasoning, nuanced language understanding, acknowledgment of uncertainty, and ability to handle very long documents.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Friday’s comments mark his second acknowledgment that Chinese officials may be unwilling to budge.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The good news for Randle is there is a chance for atonement.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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However, his big mistake ended up leading to a massive atonement on Thursday night with the selection of Downs.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For Fernandez, the decision by prosecutors is vindication.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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Arsenal’s title win is the ultimate vindication for Arteta who has faced criticism for many quarters for his leaderstyle style.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Marsh and captain Rishabh Pant (35) got run-out before Archer hit the base of Ayush Badoni’s stumps of the final ball.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Bessell found a way out of the jam for Feehan, recording consecutive outs, then the game went off to extras.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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Its rationale, to form the basis of a marketing campaign, rings all too true.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Direct Andes-specific data are limited, and much of the current rationale is extrapolated from other ANFV, complement, endotheliopathy, and thrombotic microangiopathy studies.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Although the Mughals mainly incorporated the existing Indian revenue system, Akbar’s reign also saw the rationalization of revenue administration, notably under the Hindu minister Todar Mal, with systematic land measurement and assessment that balanced imperial income with agrarian stability.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 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
Noun
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Trump has long claimed that the federal government under President Biden went after him and his political allies without justification and in violation of the law.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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That’s the sound of a man who looked at last season and saw justification in the Warriors’ record, not injustice.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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“Extenuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extenuation. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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