as in legitimate
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
had justifiable reasons for leaving early
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Recent Examples of justifiable
But if his actions weren’t justifiable, the jury could also say, ‘Hey, [his] actions didn’t kill him.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Manufacturing electronics inevitably comes with a carbon cost, but Goswell believes the Bath Bot's is justifiable.
—Victoria Turk, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
But there could be no justifiable surprise at his withdrawal from tonight’s proceedings, which ensured that his run of Premier League games without a goal extends to seven.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the justifiable firing of former coach Matt Eberflus resulted in a black eye for Bears management, which made the coach conduct a news conference looking ahead to the San Francisco 49ers game a couple of hours before pulling the trigger.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Manufacturing electronics inevitably comes with a carbon cost, but Goswell believes the Bath Bot's is justifiable.
—Victoria Turk, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
But there could be no justifiable surprise at his withdrawal from tonight’s proceedings, which ensured that his run of Premier League games without a goal extends to seven.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the justifiable firing of former coach Matt Eberflus resulted in a black eye for Bears management, which made the coach conduct a news conference looking ahead to the San Francisco 49ers game a couple of hours before pulling the trigger.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiable
Adjective
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There is no record of that purported announcement on DOGE’s official website or its X account, and there are no credible reports about it from legitimate media outlets.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The February 2025 resignation of Danielle Sassoon from her role as U.S. attorney in New York is an example of legitimate divergence between an appointee and the president’s policy direction.—
James L. Perry,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Nevertheless, Chalamet’s speech suggests that such rhetoric should be more acceptable, or even encouraged, from his generation of stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The study emphasizes that passive-aggression can develop in individuals who grew up in environments where expressing anger wasn’t safe or acceptable, leading them to adopt indirect ways of communicating frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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There are many steps to creating a viable white hydrogen industry, including developing reliable, economic methods to extract it and infrastructure to store and transport it.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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In a world where sustainability is often reduced to carbon footprints and recycling bins, Acumen is providing the missing half of the equation: a recognition that businesses must be economically viable to contribute to a better world.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And so that is an incentive to not admit your ignorance and to build up all sorts of defenses and appeal to bogus authorities in order to remain convinced of your own rational capacities and your independence.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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As mentioned earlier, the industry needs a predictable market as the foundation, including upcoming policies and regulations, rational requirements and societal demands.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Olympus Region has one fewer Location to traverse before the Guardian. Encounters in the Rift of Thessaly that had too many waves (of foes) should now be more reasonable.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, the numbers suggest those benefits are being realized by a reasonable proportion of consumers in the U.K.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Homeowners in those zones, meanwhile, must maintain defensible space and conduct annual brush clearance.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 100 feet of defensible space doesn’t mean every plant will be yanked out.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifiable. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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