Excuse and Scapegoat

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

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

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.

Usage example: companies often use the economy as a scapegoat to avoid taking responsibility for dropping sales

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Excuse and scapegoat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Scapegoat".

good	good excuse	good scapegoat
best	best excuse	best scapegoat
better	better excuse	better scapegoat
common	common excuse	common scapegoat
Other adjectives: perfect, convenient, obvious, popular, actual, real, weak, tragic, easy, new, major, useful, possible, plausible, official, different, go-to.

During the procedure it is obvious that they plan turning him in a scapegoat to cover up their dealings with Seele, and they would love an excuse to get him shot without prior trial.

Source: Kangaroo Court
Or that perceived behind-the-scenes trouble is the excuse used and they are actually The Scapegoat for a more complicated problem.

Source: Role Ending Misdemeanor
Muna... The Scapegoat: The Council made the Headmaster one as an excuse to arrest him and move in on the school.

Source: Roleplay / Academy Of Merlin

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