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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accountings
Noun
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But those are the kind of explanations that every losing team can claim.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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McCarty offered one of the clearest explanations of the challenge.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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With the exception of the punitive visit to the bank, Suzanna’s grandmother does not discuss her daughter’s crime or her reasons for committing it.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The government exists to create the environment where these technologies can help Californians to flourish, not limit them for sometimes political reasons, which is always overreach.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Accountings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountings. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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