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excused absence

NOUN
sick leave
Synonyms


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In 2020, while he was playing for the Clippers during the pandemic, Williams made headlines for visiting Magic City during an excused absence for personal reasons to return home to Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The two men argue that granting students an excused absence in such cases violates their First Amendment rights.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

That is not vacation but rather counts as an excused absence with pay.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

The man whose every at-bat should be an excused absence for all workers on the clock is a star — but not the titan his 60-home-run predecessors were.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

He had in fact passed out when he’d given blood for the first time, at a blood drive at Arbel he’d signed up for because it had been an excused absence from gym that week.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny