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with the excuse of vs under the excuse of

Both "with the excuse of" and "under the excuse of" are grammatically correct and can be used to convey the idea of using a particular excuse or justification for something.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"with the excuse of "

This phrase is used to indicate that a particular excuse or justification is being used for a certain action or behavior.

Examples:

  • He left early with the excuse of having a doctor's appointment.
  • She avoided the meeting with the excuse of being sick.
  • They canceled the event with the excuse of bad weather.
  • May 30, 2013 ... The government has increased tax rates with the excuse of reducing unemployment rate. It's like sort of giving a reason for doing something.
  • Mar 25, 2023 ... Is anybody really annoyed with the excuse of "Inflation". Everybody hates this update. It's an extremely large spit on the face of all f2p ...
  • Sep 7, 2013 ... "They launched the war with the excuse of fighting tyranny. I don't know why you have to use the word 'excuse' here; it doesn't seem highly applicable to me.
  • Apr 4, 2023 ... With the excuse of salvage, the Grey Death Legion could theoretically field any succession era mech, right? Lore. I've painted up my Rifleman ...
  • Oct 30, 2024 ... With the excuse of “my sitter canceled” she would accompany me on client pitches, job sites, installation days and beyond. Some of you witnessed ...
  • May 13, 2024 ... I have a pathological addiction to the internet, which I indulge with the excuse of making art. It rarely translates to anything good and ...
  • Nov 15, 2019 ... We've had repos removed with the excuse of “oops - didn't mean to do that - it will take us a month or two to get it back”. So - can we get ...
  • Sep 29, 2023 ... Under the Mugabe administration, authorities amended existing legislation or introduced new laws with the excuse of protecting national ...
  • Dec 30, 2017 ... Many people againts Necro with the excuse of Lore and mah immersion... so.. Zordrage. December 2017 edited December 2017 ...
  • Mar 1, 2023 ... ... with the excuse of origins-tracing issue. The remarks came after FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an interview with Fox News which ...

Alternatives:

  • using the excuse of
  • making the excuse of
  • citing the excuse of
  • justifying with the excuse of
  • explaining with the excuse of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"under the excuse of"

This phrase is used to indicate that a particular excuse or justification is being used for a certain action or behavior.

Examples:

  • He left early under the excuse of having a doctor's appointment.
  • She avoided the meeting under the excuse of being sick.
  • They canceled the event under the excuse of bad weather.
  • May 7, 2022 ... Why do some tunisians defend criminals and robbers under the excuse of "zaweli"? It has really become the norm: everytime someone gets ...
  • Oct 5, 2024 ... The police conveniently hid under the excuse of a Federal High Court injunction to deprive the people of Rivers State the protection they richly deserve.
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  • May 30, 2018 ... Under the excuse of providing customers with “a better service”, companies are often unnecessarily asking to exploit communications data ...
  • Aug 19, 2008 ... Under the excuse of post-modernism, today's generation has a default position of mutual logical tolerance based on a deeper logic of some ...
  • Sep 20, 2022 ... Gustavo Petro said that the world's addiction to money, oil and carbon is destroying the rainforest and its people under the excuse of a “hypocritical” war ...
  • Jun 25, 2024 ... I really hope gaijin stops making horrible changes to maps under the excuse of “map balancing” and reconsiders how they should rebalance maps in ...
  • Under the excuse of "war" injudicious "sweeps" are permitted. (There are similar boundary violations going on with the "war" against drugs, but that's ...

Alternatives:

  • using the excuse of
  • making the excuse of
  • citing the excuse of
  • justifying with the excuse of
  • explaining with the excuse of

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