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as in clarifying
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 justifying
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 explaining
Perardi emailed a photo explaining that it had been given to him as collateral.
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Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Several board members cited the legal outcome in explaining their votes against Ben Gamla.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
After decades of rumors, the trailblazing rapper came out in March 2020, explaining that Dupart pushed her to embrace her true self.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Gonzalez shared videos on Instagram after previous incidents explaining that streaking at the Super Bowl had always been a personal goal.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
Watch Kid Rock’s video explaining his Turning Point USA halftime performance below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
If your return has a simple math error or a mismatch with income the IRS already has on file (like a missing 1099), the IRS often corrects it automatically and sends you a notice explaining the change.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Indeed, the company's website places Mars front and center, explaining why the fourth rock from the sun is the best target for human exploration and expansion.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
In between explaining the Capex increase, executives on Wednesday's call played up AI wins from the quarter.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Several board members cited the legal outcome in explaining their votes against Ben Gamla.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
After decades of rumors, the trailblazing rapper came out in March 2020, explaining that Dupart pushed her to embrace her true self.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Gonzalez shared videos on Instagram after previous incidents explaining that streaking at the Super Bowl had always been a personal goal.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
Watch Kid Rock’s video explaining his Turning Point USA halftime performance below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
If your return has a simple math error or a mismatch with income the IRS already has on file (like a missing 1099), the IRS often corrects it automatically and sends you a notice explaining the change.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Indeed, the company's website places Mars front and center, explaining why the fourth rock from the sun is the best target for human exploration and expansion.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
In between explaining the Capex increase, executives on Wednesday's call played up AI wins from the quarter.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explaining
Verb
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This could be clarifying for you both.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Start by clarifying the need, then apply the effort.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Justice Department has not yet released a formal explanation justifying its redaction decisions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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And yet, major Jewish legacy organizations continue to insist that support for Israel requires denying the realities of occupation, justifying violence against Palestinians and rejecting Palestinian self-determination even while affirming the same for Jews.—
Rabbi Jill Jacobs,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hoffman, Musk and Thiel are all former PayPal executives from the company’s early days, illustrating how small the tech sector can be.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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As this outbreak was being announced, 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father were released from this very facility, illustrating exactly how individuals can move from a congregate outbreak setting directly back into the community.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of rationalizing it, seeing it from his shoes and changing your tactics with him.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Aeffe is rationalizing its retail network and earlier this month the board approved the early termination of the rental contract signed with two real estate firms, Colloportus and FQuattro, respectively controlled by designer Alberta Ferretti and her brother, executive chairman Massimo Ferretti.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Several Indonesian originals placed among the quarter’s top-performing titles, led predominantly by Vidio’s content lineup, demonstrating how homegrown productions are becoming commercially viable drivers of subscriber acquisition and retention.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Their endurance has been proven in flight testing, demonstrating high subsonic speeds – 200+ nautical mile range at low altitudes and 60+ minutes duration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Some Republicans, including Senator Tim Scott, called for the post to be removed, though the White House’s initial framing treated the matter as a misunderstanding rather than intentional misconduct, later attributing it to a mistake by a staffer after initially defending it as a meme.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Public and private market investors have indiscriminately been attributing huge premiums to AI companies, and the party continues — the music is still playing and people are still dancing.—
Mikael Johnsson,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fennell has also stripped down the first half, removing some major characters and simplifying the motivations of others.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In either scenario, simplifying your checklist should give you a buffer of extra time.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Unlike athletes who have a team of specialists interpreting their pain signals, everyday exercisers generally try to override their pain without interpretation.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Toxicologist Alex LeBeau urged caution when interpreting the results.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Explaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explaining. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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