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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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Among his vulnerable confessions include a detailed recollection of his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who became a vampire with Lestat.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 July 2026
In July 2024, Lowe spoke with PEOPLE and revealed that his son Samuel had recently made a confession that filled his dad with dread.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of confession

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The county and deputies involved signed an acknowledgement of the lawsuit on July 9, giving them 60 days to file an answer or motion.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
In her acknowledgments, Jacobsen pauses to remind her readers that her tale’s painstaking realism is just a literary device.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

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Recounting the acquittal, Sam suggests Paul’s vindication wasn’t rooted so much in the truth as in the limits of the criminal justice system.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Perhaps this season can serve as a bit of vindication for Marmol, who senses a shift in how his fan base perceives him.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of vindication

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Wilson’s one-out strikeout in the bottom of the ninth in an at-bat that could have scored the winning run with a fly ball or grounder up the middle was an especially costly mistake, though not an isolated one, as the A’s struck out 14 times total.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Unlike burnout, which is typically associated with chronic stress and heavy workloads, career rust-out is linked to a lack of purpose, challenge or stimulation at work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of out

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As the economy becomes a flashpoint for the November midterms, many of these candidates and voters who support them are citing religion as a justification for their positions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Its inability to thrive was then offered as the justification for never building one.

— Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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