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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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Recent Examples of explained
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Bryan Hoyos, the mill’s director of North American marketing, explained how HV100 utilizes variocut technology to create varying staples lengths of Tencel fiber.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments author Atwood and show creator Bruce Miller had explained in The Hollywood Reporter‘s oral history on The Handmaid’s Tale how Atwood’s sequel novel helped set the show’s ending on a different course.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Fewer overlays and cosmetic additions enable Nortiv 8 to reduce costs without compromising performance, Neil explained.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 26 Jan. 2026
That's because the federal enrollment portal isn't set up to calculate additional tax subsidies beyond the ones offered at the federal level, Norris explained.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Donors can access their individual accounts by entering UGift codes L4R-R63 for Lincoln and T46-E6P for William, as explained in a post shared to Sara's page in the days after her death.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Australian money transfer provider OFX has shifted to focus on B2B and in its H1 2026 results (spanning Q2-Q3 2025) explained how the company is now investing heavily to diversify its non-FX income services to ultimately double its total addressable market.
—Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In an interview with Interesting Engineering, UEL researcher Daehyun Kim explained that SCARABS focuses on exploration reliability rather than experimental payloads.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
With the new headquarters, Chan explained, Bonhams hope to widen their base of collectors through their larger exhibition space and programming around how to start or improve a collection across art, jewelry, antiquities, wine and other collectibles.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Bryan Hoyos, the mill’s director of North American marketing, explained how HV100 utilizes variocut technology to create varying staples lengths of Tencel fiber.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments author Atwood and show creator Bruce Miller had explained in The Hollywood Reporter‘s oral history on The Handmaid’s Tale how Atwood’s sequel novel helped set the show’s ending on a different course.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Fewer overlays and cosmetic additions enable Nortiv 8 to reduce costs without compromising performance, Neil explained.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 26 Jan. 2026
That's because the federal enrollment portal isn't set up to calculate additional tax subsidies beyond the ones offered at the federal level, Norris explained.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Donors can access their individual accounts by entering UGift codes L4R-R63 for Lincoln and T46-E6P for William, as explained in a post shared to Sara's page in the days after her death.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Australian money transfer provider OFX has shifted to focus on B2B and in its H1 2026 results (spanning Q2-Q3 2025) explained how the company is now investing heavily to diversify its non-FX income services to ultimately double its total addressable market.
—Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In an interview with Interesting Engineering, UEL researcher Daehyun Kim explained that SCARABS focuses on exploration reliability rather than experimental payloads.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explained
Adjective
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Since mid-2025, federal immigration agents, including ICE officers, have shot at people at least 16 times during enforcement operations, resulting in multiple injuries and four confirmed deaths.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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So far, among the confirmed returning cast members of the Emmy-winning series, in addition to Sudeikis, are Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent), Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Welton), Juno Temple (Keeley Jones), Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins) and Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard).—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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But during this period, three crucial things happened which clarified (if not calcified) a difference in artistic approach between the two men.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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The trip started after Spoelstra moved Ware to the bench and then called out Ware’s lack of consistency, comments that confused Ware and then were clarified by Spoelstra.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Schleicher, the Pretti family attorney, said Wednesday the earlier altercation in no way justified the shooting more than a week later.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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After all, five years later, there is still a serious debate in this country about whether people who stormed the nation’s capital were justified.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her cause of death was later determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, the Athens-Clarke County Coroner’s Office and Morgue confirmed to PEOPLE.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Two years later, Poppy is determined to get them back on track.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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As a collective, HQ Portfolio stocks have offered superior returns with reduced risk compared to the benchmark index; providing a smoother ride, as illustrated in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Eloise at the Plaza, which was illustrated by Hilary Knight, follows a precocious six-year-old who lives at New York’s legendary Plaza Hotel.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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The state attributed the delay in posting numbers to scrutiny of potentially invalid signatures.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Management attributed the strength to accelerating demand across the AI ecosystem.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Steph Chambers / Getty Images The most fascinating thing about the Tarik Skubal arbitration case is that both sides think the other is trying to break established norms.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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This will allow established unions to contact potential members after a union has been certified.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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By contrast, as a 2006 study from PNAS demonstrated, signature whistles serve the sole purpose of encoding identity information that other dolphins can recognize, even when stripped of individual voice characteristics.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Islamic Republic has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to project and absorb pain.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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