Fit and Justify

Fit

Fit verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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Justify and fit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Fit".

Nearby Words: fitting, fitted, fitness, fitment

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.

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Fit and justify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fit" instead a verb "Justify".

role	fit role	justify role
idea	fit idea	justify idea
name	fit name	justify name
nature	fit nature	justify nature
Other words: appearance, amount, time, way, characters, title, crime.

They tended to lampshade and/or justify this by saying that the American character was deliberately trying to fit in and/or be more comprehensible, or had been living in England for some time, etc.

Source: Eagleland
Hand Wave: Both the original movie and Cinderella III hang a lampshade on how it's ridiculous to expect just one girl to fit the slipper, but they both justify it differently.

Source: Disney / Cinderella
Most of Loose Change's theories seem to fit into this, only occasionally having evidence often as a result of overanalyzing or her jumping to conclusions to justify her claims.

Source: Fan Fic / Equestria: A History Revealed

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