Thesaurus results for ACCOUNTS (FOR)

accounts (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of account (for)

as in explains

to give the reason for or cause of could not account for the huge difference in price between the two practically identical handbags

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explains

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Here, The Athletic explains who York is, his background and his relationship to Leeds.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The album, Cole explains, became as much about the support surrounding heartbreak as heartbreak itself.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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