Thesaurus results for ACCOUNTING

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noun

ə-ˈkau̇n-tiŋ

as in explanation

a statement given to explain a belief or act what accounting can you give for your bizarre actions on the night in question?

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verb

present participle of account

as in considering

to think of in a particular way account themselves lucky to be alive

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Recent Examples of accounting

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Diane Swonk, chief economist at the KPMG accounting and consulting firm, warns that the healthcare hiring boom may not last. —

ABC News, 7 May 2026 Trek, by Burke’s own accounting, is not ready. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026

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When accounting for positions that have been purged more than once, 52% of the PLA’s top leadership positions have been affected, the report found. —

Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 The northbound right-turn lane was the biggest trouble spot, accounting for 558 violations, nearly two-thirds of the lane-wise total. —

Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for accounting

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Slavery is an appropriate explanation for the Civil War; God’s will is not.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Armed men abducted former Malian minister Mountaga Tall from his home without explanation or arrest warrant, his family said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026