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show cause
verb as in justify
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The notice, titled “Order to show cause for a change of name,” said Jolie-Pitt filed a petition with Los Angeles County Superior Court for a decree to change her name, proposing that her new legal name be Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.
He spent a year out of college basketball, consulting for scouting departments of some NBA teams, before returning to coaching at McNeese — albeit with school- and NCAA-mandated restrictions, including a 10-game “show cause” suspension to open the season.
“That’s why I can’t watch the show, ‘cause I was brutally thin and being beaten down by the disease.”
Or, following Monday’s pattern, she could issue an immediate order for him to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.
“I’ll tell you one thing: She’s very lucky it wasn’t my show. ’Cause if it was my show, I woulda gave her such a smack.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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