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- Thesaurus|348
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33 entries under trick topic. ×
| mitigation(noun, action, reason, claim) | |
| justification(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| plea(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| apology(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| reason(noun, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| explanation(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| vindication(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| alibi(noun, action, reason, claim) | |
| defense(noun, reason, claim, approval) | |
| whitewash(noun, action, return, reason) | |
| cleanup(noun, return, reason, escape) | |
| cop-out(noun, action, reason, claim) | |
| fish story(noun, expression, return, reason) | |
| grounds(noun, reason, approval, argument) | |
| jive(noun, return, reason, escape) | |
| pretext(noun, reason, claim, approval) | |
| rationalization(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, return, reason) | |
| story(noun, return, reason, claim) | |
| why and wherefore(noun, expression, idiom, reason) |
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