Commentary and Excuse

Commentary

Commentary noun - A series of explanations or observations on something (as an event).

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Excuse and commentary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Commentary".

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

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Commentary and excuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commentary" instead a noun "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

good	good commentary	good excuse
best	best commentary	best excuse
similar	similar commentary	similar excuse
usual	usual commentary	usual excuse
Other adjectives: actual, real, sad, little, bad, new, less, official.

The Lawful option in those encounters is often an excuse for the writer to shoehorn in some hack social commentary.

Source: Just For Fun / The Universal Genre Savvy Guide
Excuse Plot: Non-video game example: they admit in the commentary the flies were basically there to give them a reason for certain camera angles, like around the hoofs and whatnot.

Source: Film / Racing Stripes
An aversion in Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers: In the DVD Commentary, Mandell admits that he really wished he wrote an excuse for Zach (played by Jerry Orbach) to sing.

Source: The Cast Showoff

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