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Definitions

extenuating circumstances

NOUN
vindication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exoneration revenge
STRONG
justification substantiation
WEAK
compurgation mitigating circumstances
Antonyms
WEAK
blame charge conviction disproval guilt indictment

Example Sentences

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Medicare doesn’t cover you for emergency hospital care overseas, except in certain extenuating circumstances where a foreign hospital may be closer than a U.S. one.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Swansea University students can access a carers passport to help facilitate reasonable adjustments and extenuating circumstances.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

Kasten said the Dodgers and other teams try to accommodate fans with extenuating circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

“It feels as though my mental-health issues and my extenuating circumstances are not valid in the eyes of the NCAA, and that is very painful to me,” Battle said in the statement last week.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

He wanted to plead his friend’s case, explain the extenuating circumstances.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover