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explained 1 of 2

adjective

as in confirmed

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explained

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verb

past tense of explain

as in clarified

to make plain or understandable a pamphlet that explains the medical procedure in language that any layperson can understand

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as in justified

to give the reason for or cause of can you explain your very odd behavior at the wedding reception?

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Penix explained there was a difference between getting the OK from doctors and feeling comfortable enough to play. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Aquilina also explained that Luminate data pointed to binge releases tending to see big spikes in viewership but steep drops, while weekly releases maintain consistent engagement. — Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 During a recent visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 54-year-old actor and director explained that his longtime pal Matt Damon was originally supposed to play the lead role in the film and that Garner would play his wife. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 Firmhofer explained that technologies that perform well on OPUS 3 could later be used in commercial turbines. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 The Reddit co-founder recently explained why their professional ambitions are paramount. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 Now, in a new interview with GQ Hong Kong, Tesfaye has clarified those comments and explained his strike-that-reverse-it stance. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 Lynn explained that her daughter, who is a disabled veteran, earns roughly $70,000 a year between her VA disability compensation and her Social Security Disability Insurance. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 In a conversation moderated by IndieWire Editor-in-Chief Brent Lang, Leigh and the cast explained the unique creative process that led to one of the year’s best films. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for explained

Adjective

Harford County residents on alert The confirmed case inside an elementary school has some Harford County residents concerned about the presence of wildlife in the community.

— Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Ituri province is the fastest-growing in the disease’s history and remains out of control with 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confirmed

Verb

But in subsequent updates to its NHS study, Grail clarified that Stage IV cancer diagnoses (not combined with Stage III) decreased over its three-year study period, suggesting tests may have shifted cancer diagnosis to earlier stages.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
This aspect of nature was intuited by Galileo some four centuries ago, and clarified in depth by the subsequent history of mechanics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of clarified

Verb

Prosecutors said the seriousness of the collision justified murder charges.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
As generative AI has become capable of handling much of the work that once justified junior content hires, startups had an obvious reason to postpone building communications teams.

— Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of justified

Adjective

Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Brooke poured her heart out in the wake of here father’s death, which was later determined to be caused by a heart attack.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of determined

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The book features illustrations from Demelsa Haughton, who also illustrated Tori and the Muses and is known for her retelling of six Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, among her many other works.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Re-creating the Book Cover for Fans The scene illustrated on the cover of Hazelwood’s novel—Olive and Adam’s first kiss—is the catalyst for everything that happens in the story and was shot multiple times from different angles.

— Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrated

Verb

Those losses cover many kinds of online crime and cannot be attributed to AI malware.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The first is that most of the M6’s gains can be attributed to its extra CPU and GPU cores relative to the M5, and the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra all obviously still have more of both kinds of cores than the M6 does.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of attributed

Adjective

In a way, the two very different brands –– one an established pillar of New York fashion famed for its ‘70s wrap dress, and the other a respected darling with prime promise — have a sort of big-little sister or kindred spirit association.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
In established markets, entrepreneurs build businesses inside an ecosystem.

— Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of established

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That work, first demonstrated at 12 logical qubits, extends directly into today’s result, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Readiness is demonstrated when the team can use its actual tools, telemetry, playbooks and escalation paths to detect, investigate, contain and recover from an attack.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026