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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
What is, in most cases, an individual choice made by adults does not, by itself, constitute a clinical problem that justifies federal correction.
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Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The realist view is that NASA wants to fly a nuclear reactor as soon as possible, and the Mars launch window justifies the aggressive development schedule (and commensurate funding) to appropriators.
—David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
This justifies using the average premium SVOD churn rate, even though Paramount+ has traditionally fallen short of it.
—Andrew Root, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The constraint, Dolci says, is not audience demand – the performance of existing screens more than justifies expansion – but the availability of suitable sites.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
If pivoting from discount footwear to raw fish feels a bit jarring for your delicate culinary composition, the menu here quickly justifies the detour, with high praise going to the Ocean Zest roll.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
His injury justifies General Manager Jim Nill’s desire to wait until after the Olympics to make a trade.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Brands that respond to uncertainty through promotions potentially risk accelerating the erosion of their long-term brand equity — and failing to answer how a brand justifies its price over time.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Each transition, on its own, justifies massive investments.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The realist view is that NASA wants to fly a nuclear reactor as soon as possible, and the Mars launch window justifies the aggressive development schedule (and commensurate funding) to appropriators.
—David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
This justifies using the average premium SVOD churn rate, even though Paramount+ has traditionally fallen short of it.
—Andrew Root, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The constraint, Dolci says, is not audience demand – the performance of existing screens more than justifies expansion – but the availability of suitable sites.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
If pivoting from discount footwear to raw fish feels a bit jarring for your delicate culinary composition, the menu here quickly justifies the detour, with high praise going to the Ocean Zest roll.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
His injury justifies General Manager Jim Nill’s desire to wait until after the Olympics to make a trade.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Brands that respond to uncertainty through promotions potentially risk accelerating the erosion of their long-term brand equity — and failing to answer how a brand justifies its price over time.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Each transition, on its own, justifies massive investments.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifies
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Enjoy, and see you soon… A flood of cheap copies of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug in India is already reshaping the country’s fast-growing obesity medicine market, showing how quickly the patent cliff will affect GLP-1 makers like Eli Lilly, Bloomberg News explains.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
10 Apr. 2026
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Legally, as Randi helpfully explains, Deborah can film something as long as it’s not released until the noncompete is over.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Her squid-ink flavor profile was one note, and her monkfish had a weirdly wet and spongy texture that Rhoda defends but that none of the judges can figure out.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles city attorney’s office, which defends the LAPD in most civil lawsuits, generally does not comment on pending litigation as a matter of policy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The long experience and tight teamwork of unionized camera crews, art departments, and so forth from production to production both maintains high professional standards and reinforces long-standing professional norms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Tribune maintains editorial control over assignments and content.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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If the Supreme Court upholds the order, Cruz said, families are bracing for the possibility that the government could attempt to revisit the citizenship of children born during that interim period—a scenario that would almost certainly prompt further legal challenges.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Apr. 2026
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Luvme exclusively offers three tiers, beginning at 3-star and above, because tiers 1 and 2 fall below the quality and performance standards this brand upholds.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2026
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