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- Thesaurus|821
- Abbreviations|0
76 entries under explanation topic. ×
| apologetics(noun, return, argument, justification) | |
| cover(noun, cause, reason, trick, idea) | |
| cover story(expression, reason, trick, excuse) | |
| semblance(reason, trick, excuse, dodge) | |
| subterfuge(reason, trick, excuse, dodge) | |
| trick(reason, excuse, dodge, justification) | |
| account(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument) | |
| answer(noun, return, reason, approval, argument) | |
| apologizing(noun, return, argument, justification) | |
| approval(noun, reason, argument, excuse) | |
| basis(noun, cause, reason, approval, argument) | |
| cleanup(noun, return, reason, trick, escape) | |
| confirmation(noun, reason, approval, argument) | |
| cop-out(noun, action, reason, trick, claim) | |
| copout(noun, return, argument, justification) | |
| excusing(noun, return, argument, justification) | |
| explaining(noun, return, argument, justification) | |
| fish story(noun, expression, return, reason, trick) | |
| grounds(noun, cause, reason, trick, approval) | |
| idea(noun, cause, reason, case, approval) |
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