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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
There will also be a letter to take to their healthcare provider explaining the situation.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Mathematicians take notice The proof underwent external review by mathematicians who also produced a companion paper explaining the argument and its broader importance.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Local historian Bill Warren presented the item to commissioners, explaining that the squirrel was discovered during the installation of air conditioning upstairs.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Hence, in Luther’s toolkit, the first step is correctly identifying and explaining the real problem.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In response, members of the prosecution team attempted to provide more context in public interviews, explaining the ATF's conclusions while noting the defendant was innocent until proven guilty, Ballard wrote.
—Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
La Familia issued a statement on Monday, explaining the protest.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
On the full-day tour, a Hopi guide will take you to Coalmine Canyon while explaining the landscape’s role in traditional Hopi beliefs and lifestyle.
—Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
About 100 exhibitors will be promoting their technologies and explaining how to utilize them.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Mathematicians take notice The proof underwent external review by mathematicians who also produced a companion paper explaining the argument and its broader importance.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Local historian Bill Warren presented the item to commissioners, explaining that the squirrel was discovered during the installation of air conditioning upstairs.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Hence, in Luther’s toolkit, the first step is correctly identifying and explaining the real problem.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In response, members of the prosecution team attempted to provide more context in public interviews, explaining the ATF's conclusions while noting the defendant was innocent until proven guilty, Ballard wrote.
—Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
La Familia issued a statement on Monday, explaining the protest.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
On the full-day tour, a Hopi guide will take you to Coalmine Canyon while explaining the landscape’s role in traditional Hopi beliefs and lifestyle.
—Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026
About 100 exhibitors will be promoting their technologies and explaining how to utilize them.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explaining
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Check the facts, ask one clarifying question, and let real information settle your nervous system.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Money + Politics Crypto stocks climbed as the Senate Banking Committee advanced a bill clarifying regulatory oversight of the industry, a top legislative priority for the sector that had stalled for months.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Easily the riskiest entry of the year so far, this expensive — $200 million but who’s counting — Amazon MGM Studios gamble, powered by Ryan Gosling’s star turn as a lonely astronaut, has made $573 million globally, justifying its steep costs.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Quiet-luxury proponents would often speak of frequency of use and cost per wear in justifying a four-figure black wool sweater.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Taxidermy would become the visual medium par excellence illustrating European expansion—one far more accessible to a broader crowd than anything in books, private collections, or even early zoos.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
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Fox News Digital reporting captures this tense cultural moment, illustrating the mixed public sentiment and skepticism surrounding AI's growing footprint in daily life.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Instead of obsessively over-rationalizing or avoiding, try making friends with that feeling.—
Goth Shakira
Contributing,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Reenvisioning platforms is about rationalizing the toolset to optimize investments and realize measurable business value.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Compared to standard GPUs, NextSilicon’s Maverick-2 chip adapts its hardware resources to each application at runtime, demonstrating the performance and stability required to qualify for the elite program.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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With emotional story and popular cast demonstrating good on-screen chemistry of complex characters, the movie has good theatrical potential for the local market and prospective to cross borders and resonate not only in Eastern Europe.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Yeah, add that to the long list of unsupported claims about these vaccines that have ranged from various anti-vaxxers asserting that the vaccines will turn you into a gigantic magnet to attributing seemingly every celebrity illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic to the COVID-19 vaccines.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Slok has previously invoked Jevons paradox to explain why AI will actually create more jobs overall, despite some employers attributing layoffs to the technology.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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The architecture is modular, simplifying future upgrades.—
David Szondy
May 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
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Mamdani intends to cut the median time for approvals from 210 to to 100 days via a mix of simplifying income verification, speeding up the process for lottery winners to be selected, and streamlining the applications, among other things.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Outsmarting the noise Many animals rely on echolocation — emitting sound waves and interpreting the returning echoes — to navigate and hunt.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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The committee also has a legal adviser, a civil servant who, while reporting to the chair, may serve indefinitely, interpreting election law, representing the committee in court, certifying candidates' qualifications, and insuring a fair count at polling places.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Explaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explaining. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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