alibiing

Definition of alibiingnext
present participle of alibi
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Verb
  • Instead of obsessively over-rationalizing or avoiding, try making friends with that feeling.
    Goth Shakira Contributing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • While rationalizing deception is easy to do, developing the virtue of truthfulness is not.
    Katherine Moses, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The species evolved to adapt, with some growing larger and others smaller than their mainland counterparts, explaining the larger size of the island scrub-jay and the small size of the island fox.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In 2012, Classic Media was bought by DreamWorks Animation, which in turn was acquired by Universal Pictures parent NBCUniversal in 2016, explaining why the potential Disney+ series is a co-production between DreamWorks Animation TV and UCP.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Alibiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alibiing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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