Excuse and Version

Excuse

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

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

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Version noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Excuse and version are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Version".

Nearby Word: verse

old	old excuse	old version
good	good excuse	good version
better	better excuse	better version
similar	similar excuse	similar version
Other adjectives: common, standard, real, new, classic, official, different.

New Getter Robo features an arc where the main characters go to an alternate-universe version of Heian-era Japan, apparently just as an excuse to include ninja in a Humongous Mecha anime.

Source: Gratuitous Ninja
However, Taito seems to have used this as an excuse to introduce charts in arcade versions that are far more note-dense than iOS version charts.

Source: Video Game / Groove Coaster
Funnily enough, the Disney Animated Canon version used a child voice actress (12-year-old Kathryn Beaumont) even though animation provides the perfect excuse for using an adult.

Source: Dawson Casting / Film

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