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excuse(noun, verb, cause, favor, reason)
10
pretext(noun, verb, cause, reason, trick)
6
cover(noun, verb, cause, reason, trick)
3
claim(noun, verb, support, favor, sustain)
2
apologize for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, favor)
2
acquit(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
clear(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
condone(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
defend(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
justify(verb, defend, excuse, substantiate)
2
pardon(noun, verb, support, favor, sustain)
2
plead ignorance(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
rationalize(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
1
absolve(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm)
1
absolve justify(expression, defend, spare, relieve)
1
advocate(support, favor, defend, substantiate)
1
appease(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
approve(support, defend, substantiate, validate)
1
argue for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, favor)
1
assert(verb, support, favor, defend)
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