apologia
Example Sentences
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But with Columbia at its center — he insists he’s not overly impressed by the people who constitute his primary subject — the movie can’t help but function as an apologia for the ruling class.
From New York Times
All this might have made “The Eternal Daughter” play like a dubious exercise in self-doubt, an apologia for its own existence.
From Los Angeles Times
I was thinking of this, these euphemisms and this body apologia, late into the night of the midterm elections Tuesday.
From Washington Post
Basically, Republican voters and leaders have spiraled into a vicious cycle of apologia for fascist violence.
From Salon
"Red Table Talk" comes close, although is decidedly not a platform for celebrity apologia or a waystation on one's quest for absolution.
From Salon
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