How to Use explainer in a Sentence
explainer
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This explainer is worth a watch.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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Use our explainer to decide which one is right for you.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
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For more detail on each look, make sure to read our explainer.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
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Also, here’s a good explainer video about why this is such a big deal.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2024
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Read on for an explainer on what happened.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Jan. 2026
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Watch the full explainer by clicking the video at the top of the story.
—Ellyani Hanis, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Read more about the heat dome and tips on staying cool in this visual explainer.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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Here's a brief explainer on the turmoil.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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And if that were all there was to it, this whole explainer wouldn’t be necessary.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
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Read on for an explainer on how the game works and help with today’s three puzzles.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Produced just six months ago, this five-minute explainer video has over two million views.
—Daniel Kriess, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2021
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Find all of our voter guides and election explainers here.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Check out our Artemis 2 mission explainer to find out more!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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All that and an explainer on why this story may be more important than the strikes.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
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Jen Psaki sent out an explainer on why gas prices are rising.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022
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There are a handful of video explainers trying to warn people about the scam.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
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In fact, the Fed even alludes to it in its own explainer on how the central bank works.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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In the beginning, our plan was to create a three-minute video explainer.
—Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 10 Nov. 2023
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What Biden needs to do Tuesday night is to take the time to play explainer in chief.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Feb. 2023
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Here’s an explainer on the background and what might happen in the future.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the Fed even alludes to it in its own explainer on how the central bank works.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Here’s a quick explainer on the conflict of the past few days, and what, if any, role religion plays.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2021
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There are even explainers for some of the metrics, which can be helpful because there’s a lot to sort through.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2024
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This one is an explainer video for doctors on how to use a new type of needle for endoscopies.
—Bailey Varness, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
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That’s one of the findings of our new video explainer on sharks—focusing on our outsize fear of them.
—National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2020
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One Bangladeshi YouTuber even shared explainer videos on how to do this.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2022
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Watch the explainer above to learn more about monkeypox’s symptoms and how the disease spreads.
—Hyacinth Empinado, STAT, 24 May 2022
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Liam and Cerys Jones outlined the state of play for us in this detailed explainer.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Here's an explainer, OK Boomer?
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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If you're headed to your first white elephant gift exchange, here's a quick explainer on what's about to happen.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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