Justify and Show

Justify

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.

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

Show verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.

Usage example: that shows we're right

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Justify and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

ability	justify ability	show ability
power	justify power	show power
work	justify work	show work
name	justify name	show name
Other words: nature, appearance, amount, death, time, behavior, skills, scenes, tendencies.

The Incredible Hulk had a clip show centering around Jack McGee talking to his new boss, trying to justify his continued pursuit of the Hulk.

Source: Clip Show
Tara Maclay was originally supposed to be on the show for a couple of episodes, to help justify the growth of power in Willow by teaching her magic.

Source: Ascended Extra / Live-Action TV
Captain N: The Game Master: set a new low for cheaply done clip episodes: their clip show has no framing story to justify the clips, and in fact contains no new footage whatsoever.

Source: Clip Show

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