justifications

plural of justification

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Recent Examples of justifications Local leaders, on the other hand, continued to push back on the administration's justifications and the administration's characterizations of violence in their cities. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025 One of Russia's justifications for launching its war against Ukraine was to thwart Kyiv's ambitions to join NATO, which Moscow regards as a serious threat to its national security. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Factionalism, doctrine, ground rules, justifications are, in Anderson’s film, irrelevant, meaning that French 75’s actions take place in an intellectual void. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 Independent estimates suggest millions could lose coverage if credits expire, as higher costs push healthier individuals out of the risk pool and compound insurer pricing, a dynamic reflected in carrier justifications to state regulators. Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 Where differences of opinion become justifications for violence. Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The justifications for the slaughter which started out so white hot after October 7th have cooled now, become more immaterial and incoherent. Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 The justifications are endless, as are the streams of books and websites making the case. Naomi S. Baron, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025 What the show did get right, Gilbertson said, was Kohberger had previously used his cellphone for online searches about notorious serial murderer Ted Bundy and his justifications for killing. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifications
Noun
  • The lead actors likewise find the balance between understanding these people and making excuses for them.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There were no excuses that could ease the pain.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The full and final details of what would be a very complex operation for tax and legal reasons are still being worked out, sources said.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025

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