Word of the day
alibi
1. a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place
“she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening”
2. an excuse or pretext
“a catch-all alibi for failure and inadequacy”
noun
/ˈæləˌbaɪ/
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"The detective questioned her alibi, suspecting it was just a clever _____ meant to mislead him."
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- defense
- question
- denial
- cover
- request
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