as in excuse
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 justification
But the justification for the tariffs has been two-fold.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Classical architecture is now the default, with exceptions requiring justification and advance notice to the White House.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The group believes that the justification to lower the lake level is only based on surface observations with no structural analysis, not taking into account the serious upstream public safety issues.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
The image includes a caption attributed to the FBI, describing the agency’s version of the shooting and its justification for honoring the agents.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Classical architecture is now the default, with exceptions requiring justification and advance notice to the White House.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The group believes that the justification to lower the lake level is only based on surface observations with no structural analysis, not taking into account the serious upstream public safety issues.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
The image includes a caption attributed to the FBI, describing the agency’s version of the shooting and its justification for honoring the agents.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justification
Noun
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Not an excuse, but definitely a factor, from what I was told, in what turned into a sluggish showing on both sides of the ball.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t an excuse anymore that an AI maker has nothing available to provide AI ethics guidance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In many cases, the two reasons amount to the same thing, with the same cause.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Justification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justification. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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