accountings

plural of accounting
as in explanations
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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Recent Examples of accountings These estimates are between 100 and 10,000 times lower than previous accountings of atmospheric microplastics—a discrepancy that the researchers behind the new study say underscores the need for better global measures of these pollutants. K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026 The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing. Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Taking the jury back in time Each day of the trial has required explanations for how the world was different in 1996, a reminder for the older jurors and a remedial education for the younger ones.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Plant-specific physics explanations could also appear during training sessions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Chelsea need to be active sellers, and not simply for financial reasons.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Only medical reasons can be used in justifying concurrent surrogacy, and a qualified physician must attest to them in writing.
    Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Accountings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountings. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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