Claim and Excuse

Claim

Claim noun - An entitlement to something.

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Excuse and claim are semantically related in pretext topic. In some cases you can use "Excuse" instead the word "Claim" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Claim and excuse are semantically related in pretext topic. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead the word "Excuse" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

old	old claim	old excuse
good	good claim	good excuse
best	best claim	best excuse
better	better claim	better excuse
Other adjectives: similar, common, solid, reasonable, legitimate, legal, strong, actual, real, big, weak, little, main, decent, easy, major, ridiculous, plausible.

This also makes for a convenient excuse to help the heroes if needed; an ex-villain can simply claim to have his own 'selfish reasons' and save face.

Source: Morality Pet
In Foucault's Pendulum, Belbo uses this trope as an excuse to poke holes in Diotallevi's flimsy claim to Jewish descent.

Source: Jews Love to Argue
Or, in most recent versions of the story, you can excuse yourself and claim you're too busy to chat with her.

Source: Mundane Solution

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