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as in interpretations
a statement that makes something clear
an explanation of photosynthesis that most museum visitors will be able to understand
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as in reasons
a statement given to explain a belief or act
when questioned by authorities, the students were at a loss for an explanation for their senseless vandalism
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Recent Examples of explanations
Without literal explanations, readers must pay close attention to Smith’s artwork in each panel to follow Weapon X’s story.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The repo man’s job is not to accept the handoff of a phone, or to engage explanations.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
While several possible explanations for the Galactic Center Excess have been put forward, including a population of rapidly spinning neutron stars called pulsars, one of the most prevalent has been a specific type of dark matter particle.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2026
There's a lot of explanations for it.
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Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Park and her colleagues ruled out several possible explanations, including an undersea landslide and slow fault movement.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Critics of Knight have pointed to his average in-ring skills, though that can be debated, or WWE’s crowded roster as possible explanations for his lack of a true world title push.
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Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The great hiring slowdown of 2025 had a few possible explanations.
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Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
There are nuanced explanations available which acknowledge injury, regression and Ehlers’ departure.
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Murat Ates,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The repo man’s job is not to accept the handoff of a phone, or to engage explanations.
—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
While several possible explanations for the Galactic Center Excess have been put forward, including a population of rapidly spinning neutron stars called pulsars, one of the most prevalent has been a specific type of dark matter particle.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2026
There's a lot of explanations for it.
—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Park and her colleagues ruled out several possible explanations, including an undersea landslide and slow fault movement.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Critics of Knight have pointed to his average in-ring skills, though that can be debated, or WWE’s crowded roster as possible explanations for his lack of a true world title push.
—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The great hiring slowdown of 2025 had a few possible explanations.
—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
There are nuanced explanations available which acknowledge injury, regression and Ehlers’ departure.
—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explanations
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Artists Amanda Valdes and Atomik transformed a 1979 Chevrolet Corvette in front of a live audience with their personal style and interpretations.
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Modern interpretations, however, feel fresh and fashion-forward—making this summer floral anything but a throwback.
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Whatever the reasons, the result is somewhat ironic.
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Another possibility is that AMD made the move for performance reasons.
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The set includes 25 hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; deluxe packaging with rare photographs and new illustrations, plus artwork and documents annotated by Kubrick himself.
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Researchers use them to generate illustrations, create synthetic data, edit lab images and produce materials for education and public outreach.
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Attorneys posed dueling accounts of Payton and Martin’s roles in the deadly 2022 K Street shootings as closing arguments resumed Wednesday in the pair’s murder trial in Sacramento Superior Court.
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Even during the high court arguments in April, advocates for children worried that these impacts were being overlooked.
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But Carmy is kind of a George Bailey figure in a way, albeit way hotter (apologies to the great Jimmy Stewart) and more damaged.
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Abject, groveling apologies to Moss and everybody on the longevity team!
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Lawsuits and hearings The independent journalist Katie Phang is currently suing the Department of Justice to force it to provide justifications for many of the redactions and release additional documents.
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“Explanations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explanations. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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