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99% | 3 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • an advantageous purchase verb • obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence • be worth or be capable of buying • acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange • accept as true | ||||||||
42% | 6 | To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.) | ||||||
verb • To extenuate, explain away, gloss over. • To use flattering language. • To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation. • To give a shine to (something or someone). | ||||||||
29% | 6 | Excuse — excuse me! | ||||||
noun • the act of excusing a mistake or offense • a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense • the formal act of liberating someone verb • accept an excuse for • grant a pardon to | ||||||||
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1 | "That ___ excuse!"
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09 Jan 2002 | New York Times / 09 Jan 2002 |
2 | Excuse for unnatural sex act involving movement of women, perhaps
The Guardian Cryptic -
28 Dec 2012 | The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Dec 2012 |
3 | Excuse — excuse me!
The Guardian Quick -
10 May 2022 | The Guardian Quick / 10 May 2022 |
4 | How often you've heard that excuse | |
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The Guardian Quick -
31 Jul 1999 | The Guardian Quick / 31 Jul 1999 |
6 | To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.) | |
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New York Times -
11 Oct 1984 | New York Times / 11 Oct 1984 |