as in legitimate
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
had justifiable reasons for leaving early
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Recent Examples of justifiable
When quarterback Daniel Jones was cut later in the year, the decision was much more justifiable.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
But even defensive gun uses that are ultimately ruled to be justifiable often result in legal consequences—investigations, charges, grand-jury proceedings, and sometimes trials.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
There is a justifiable public-health rationale for going after these shops.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
However, if the multiple decreases to a more justifiable 40×, Arista would need to achieve nearly $9–10 billion in earnings, or $24 billion in revenue, to support the same valuation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
But even defensive gun uses that are ultimately ruled to be justifiable often result in legal consequences—investigations, charges, grand-jury proceedings, and sometimes trials.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
There is a justifiable public-health rationale for going after these shops.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
However, if the multiple decreases to a more justifiable 40×, Arista would need to achieve nearly $9–10 billion in earnings, or $24 billion in revenue, to support the same valuation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiable
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Scammers will call or text consumers claiming to be a legitimate institution, such as a bank or a government institution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The anxiety and fear that people bring to my office and to the delivery room about the many uncertainties associated with pregnancy and childbirth is palpable and legitimate.—
Tami S. Rowen,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Seventy-nine percent said cash and gift cards are more acceptable today than in the past.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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This behavior is legally acceptable in some towns and unclear or forbidden in others.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This new technique is also much more viable than previous small-scale methods.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Klum revealed in a 2024 interview with USA TODAY that the idea for the party was born out of a lack of other viable hotspots.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Every argument has a rational, emotional, and rhetorical component.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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If the court concludes that conversion therapy is conduct, then the Colorado law is subject to the same standard used in Skrmetti – rational basis – and likely will survive.—
Timothy R. Holbrook,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jones is signed for another five seasons at a $7 million cap hit that is only going to get more reasonable as the cap continues to rise.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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So, spending your free time on a massive project for your crush seems perfectly reasonable.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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But for Almasque, the very nature of this means the tech may not be defensible.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The zone zero regulations are part of a broader series of defensible space laws that have existed in some form since the 1960s, according to Bigelow.—
Hannah Ruhoff,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifiable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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