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as in explains
to be an acceptable reason for
you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum
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as in defends
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
failed to justify the need for a war at this time
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Recent Examples of justifies
This year's installer icon is one of the ones that finally justifies years' worth of effort spent tracking and talking about the changes in macOS installer icons.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Throughout, in interviews with Costa, Malafaia justifies his political aspiration with Biblical parables.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Nothing justifies violence against any voice on the left or right of today's debates.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Disney justifies the acquisition because subscribers pay for monthly subscriptions.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
That justifies the team orders to right a wrong.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Some Republicans argue that growing GOP support among a subset of Latino voters in Texas justifies these lines.
—Vince Perez, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
The acquisitions market remains in a funk as streamers ratchet down their wants, and motion picture distributors evaluate whether the investment in a movie justifies their energy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
Yet with the project scaled down and skepticism rising over ridership and returns on investment, the federal government’s threat to pull $4 billion in funding raises unavoidable questions about whether the project’s demand still justifies its cost.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Throughout, in interviews with Costa, Malafaia justifies his political aspiration with Biblical parables.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Nothing justifies violence against any voice on the left or right of today's debates.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Disney justifies the acquisition because subscribers pay for monthly subscriptions.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
That justifies the team orders to right a wrong.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Some Republicans argue that growing GOP support among a subset of Latino voters in Texas justifies these lines.
—Vince Perez, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
The acquisitions market remains in a funk as streamers ratchet down their wants, and motion picture distributors evaluate whether the investment in a movie justifies their energy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
Yet with the project scaled down and skepticism rising over ridership and returns on investment, the federal government’s threat to pull $4 billion in funding raises unavoidable questions about whether the project’s demand still justifies its cost.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifies
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In the sketch, Bargatze plays George Washington and explains the confusing nature of modern-day America.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Whereas previous metal pollution records extracted their silt, or evidence from areas far from their sources— upland peat cores or mountain and polar glaciers, Cambridge specifies –the most recent data comes from the epicenter of production, a paleochannel of the River Ure, Cambridge explains.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan organization that defends First Amendment rights across the political spectrum, and survey company College Pulse rank the campus speech environment of 257 public and private universities each year.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bert Kreischer maintains his shirtless, party-animal persona but now attempts to balance it with a healthier lifestyle.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company sells more than 1,200 different products and maintains full transparency with all regulatory agencies.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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If the appeals court upholds the block, the dispute is likely to advance to the Supreme Court.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Justifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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