explained 1 of 2

adjective

as in confirmed

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explained

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verb

past tense of explain
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of explained
Verb
The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Loss of safe harbor Safe harbor protection grants conditional immunity to social media companies, explained Udit Mendiratta, technology and disputes partner at Argus Partners. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 As Alexander explained, the professional experience that brought him to this moment goes back to becoming a news junkie while growing up with his parents, David Alexander and Terry Pink and younger sister Rebecca, near Lake Merritt. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Home loans involve decades of payments, fees and terms that aren’t always explained clearly upfront. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Ward explained that despite being unable to attain traditional markers of economic success such as home-buying, Gen Z is able to find financial empowerment elsewhere, not just through investing, but paving the way for their own careers. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Chris Ralston, the district’s assistant superintendent of facilities, explained that the agreement would buy the district time to implement the rest of its solvency plan. — Chaewon Chung july 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Mark Langer, Puma’s new chief financial officer, explained in more detail how that all those changes had affected the second quarter. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explained
  1. confirmed
  2. clarified
  3. justified
  4. determined
  5. illustrated
  6. attributed
  7. established
  8. demonstrated
Adjective
  • Elliott matter-of-factly told the story about his name, as well the later discovery through 23andMe of his biological father’s likely identity and the confirmed existence of many half siblings, just by pushing a button.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The cards have relatively flexible cancellation terms and the ability to downgrade to a smaller aircraft on a confirmed basis.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmed
Verb
  • Tuesday, David Berman of the Eastern District clarified that the Eastern District did not mean to imply through the filing that Rozier was part of a gang.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The sheriff's office had initially stated that two people were injured, but Houston County Sheriff Matt Moulton later clarified that only one person was hurt.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of clarified
Verb
  • That's justified as Madden has been mostly an offensive game for years.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Beloozerov’s case, a source familiar with the matter told CNN the agency deemed the use of deadly force justified.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified
Adjective
  • At first determined to capture him, little by little Araí starts to understand, and eventually, to identify with the villain.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Abel opens the wallet Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Buffett at the start of the year, appears determined to put the record cash hoard amassed by Warren Buffett to work on buybacks and stock purchases.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • The series consists of seven books written and illustrated by the Reys from 1941 to 1966, as well as later additions, not by the Reys, commissioned by the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the 1990s.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats are facing a dilemma and Michigan’s Senate primary perfectly illustrated it.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • Most of that growth was attributed to 614 more people occupying shelter beds than the year before.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • However, Fremantle was one of two units that RTL attributed to a significant increase in earnings across the group.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of attributed
Adjective
  • But some governments have pledged recent investments into established and local museums as a means to boost the sector.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Within a few decades of independence, though, states’ support for established churches had disappeared.
    — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This data empowers stronger salary negotiations, enabling employees to support their requests with market evidence and demonstrated impact.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrated

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