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as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
in a well-justified ruling the court voted unanimously to overturn the law
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as in deserved
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
the use of force to capture the armed fugitive was fully justified
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as in explained
to be an acceptable reason for
you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum
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as in defended
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
failed to justify the need for a war at this time
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Recent Examples of justified
Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The scene is a pivotal character reveal for the emotionally haunted Rick, which Goggins was licking his lips to play out late in the six-month Thailand shoot, despite justified fears.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
The record signing has justified his hefty price tag with goals (eight), assists (four) and a high work rate out of possession across 32 appearances.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The United States has a justified and moral argument to never negotiate with terrorists.
—Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The scene is a pivotal character reveal for the emotionally haunted Rick, which Goggins was licking his lips to play out late in the six-month Thailand shoot, despite justified fears.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke determined the officers were justified in their use of force and cleared them in November 2021 for firing back at Miller, according to the news release.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
The record signing has justified his hefty price tag with goals (eight), assists (four) and a high work rate out of possession across 32 appearances.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for justified
Adjective
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But looking at the right benchmarks shows that post-neoliberal economic policy—evident to a large degree in the actions of the Biden administration—righted the ship and kept the country afloat and sailing at a reasonable clip.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read has pleaded not guilty, denied killing O'Keefe and alleged she is being framed, attempting to sow reasonable doubt in prosecutors' claims and asserting that someone else killed O'Keefe and had ties to and influence over the investigation.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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May the Lord grant the deserved reward to those who have wished me well and will continue to pray for me.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The speculation comes after a slew of reports that Taylor Swift is taking a well deserved break with Travis Kelce to slow down their pace of life.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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Another teacher explained to me that I can be paid 50% of my husband’s Social Security benefit instead.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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University of Chicago Economics Professor Casey Mulligan explained in 2023 congressional testimony that federal rules finalized in 2021 and 2022 yielded additional costs of $5,000 per household per-year for rules finalized in 2021 and 2022.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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This rivalry continued into Survivor Series 2012, where Punk defended his title in a triple threat match against Ryback and John Cena.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Schumer defended his stance, acknowledging the bill's flaws but arguing that a government shutdown would be worse.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Ferrari driver maintained the lead on the opening lap and steadily built a gap, trying to break the DRS window to the Red Bull driver on his tail.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The defense firm maintained that the program is an opportunity to align with the Dutch government’s policy of support and empowerment of strategic national industries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The logical conclusion is for the US to convert its gold holdings into bitcoin.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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That makes for a logical disconnect, and palpable hypocrisy.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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As Reuters reports, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry has upheld its ban on the iPhone 16 because Apple has yet to meet its domestic content rules.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
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Other coalitions are arguing the ban should be upheld, including former national security officials, former officials at the Federal Communications Commission and activist groups that advocate on behalf of the Uyghur people, people in Hong Kong and others against the Chinese government.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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There are valid criticisms of the work colleges and universities do, Cornwell added, but they are being met with a disproportionate response from the federal government.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Use strong authentication methods for the Kubernetes API to help prevent attackers from gaining access to the cluster even if valid credentials such as kubeconfig are obtained.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Justified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justified. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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