Excuse and Faking

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

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

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

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Excuse and faking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Faking".

Nearby Words: fake, faked, faker

The Lunarians in A New World use this excuse to justify their annihilation of humanity via faking a colossal nuclear exchange and letting them kill themselves by the billions with their own nukes.

Source: The Right of a Superior Species
However, at least his excuse is that he's an idiot, though it could be interpreted Patrick is faking being stupid, as shown in "The Card"

Source: Designated Hero / Western Animation
From good guy who doesn't care all that much to bad guy faking a Freudian Excuse to Heroic Sacrifice yeah.

Source: Roleplay / Yu Gi Oh Duel Academy Second Year

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