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The phrase "are making excuses" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's behavior, particularly when they are trying to justify or rationalize their actions instead of taking responsibility.
Example: "Instead of addressing the issue, they are making excuses for their lack of performance."
Alternatives: "are justifying their actions" or "are providing reasons".
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"They are making excuses to avoid facing the fact that Delhi has a pollution problem once again".
Meanwhile, the Saudis are making excuses for a recent telethon that raised $92 million with frequent references to Palestinian "martyrs".
Instead, the Bushies are making excuses, minimizing Iraqi failures, moving goal posts and, in general, giving the Maliki government no incentive to do anything differently.
Kevin points out that Kinsley makes a claim that is just false: that economists have started saying that a little more inflation would be good are making excuses for a loss of control.
"Those who criticise Isis, which beheads and flogs people, and lines up children to watch, are the ones who are making excuses for the flogging of a man in Saudi Arabia.
So look at your life and see what you are making excuses about.
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But that would be making excuses.
Not that her campaign was making excuses.
"Otherwise it would have looked like I was making excuses".
Afterwards, Friend said: "I think he's making excuses.
Not that Minichiello was making excuses last night.
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