as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
offered a weak justification for why he was so late
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Recent Examples of justifications
Meanwhile, the nation was entangled in costly foreign wars whose justifications seemed far removed from the immediate safety of Britain.
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Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
No excuses, no justifications, a sincere apology.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
No excuses, no justifications, a sincere apology.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Soldier Field, Rate Field and even Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis loom over the landscape, marking steel and concrete warnings and justifications for a new stadium deal.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Southern states were expert at constructing race-neutral justifications for racially discriminatory outcomes.
—Alvin C. Hathaway Sr, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The numbers and justifications don’t add up.
—Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The platform raised prices multiple times between 2017 and 2024 without embedding clear justifications in its contracts.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
No excuses, no justifications, a sincere apology.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
No excuses, no justifications, a sincere apology.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Soldier Field, Rate Field and even Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis loom over the landscape, marking steel and concrete warnings and justifications for a new stadium deal.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Southern states were expert at constructing race-neutral justifications for racially discriminatory outcomes.
—Alvin C. Hathaway Sr, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The numbers and justifications don’t add up.
—Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The platform raised prices multiple times between 2017 and 2024 without embedding clear justifications in its contracts.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifications
Noun
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Mary disrupts Clark’s equilibrium with the Backrooms by refusing to validate his excuses for his behavior, fully calling out his failings, his petty assholery, and his glib, solipsistic lies.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Williams said Melo keeps making excuses.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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This group of hotels, which premieres today across our US and UK markets, is special for many reasons.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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That use case is one of the reasons why OpenAI is focused on building infrastructure, Altman said.—
Annie Palmer,Samantha Subin,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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“Justifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifications. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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