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explicated

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past tense of explicate

as in explained

to make plain or understandable the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen

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Recent Examples of explicated His paragon, surprisingly, was Adorno, who, notwithstanding his mandarin prose, often explicated his ideas on radio and television. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Gender presentation as a theme is suggested, rather than explicated, by the yin-yang survival modes pursued by Lady and her oldest friend Pinky (Amanda Oruh), the other girl in the opening sequence. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026

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Justin Wilson, an associate professor of physics at Louisiana State University and a study coauthor, explained that random interventions could suppress otherwise unpredictable behavior.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Adding that there were multiple bloods; some waterier, some viscous, others stickier, Flanagan explained that blood for dropping was different from what needed to be painted on Howell, which could not drip off.

— Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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The collection’s attempt at provocation was perhaps best illustrated by a top with underboob exposure that seemed intended to signal a rebellious edge but came across as little more than an ill-fitting garment in search of a point of view.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The film is inspired by Colin Meloy’s 2011 novel of the same name and illustrated by Carson Ellis in Laika’s classic stop-motion style.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustrated

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Olivia Rodrigo has clarified both her stance on artificial intelligence and her relationship status after the two issues overlapped for the pop star this summer.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
Crash axes The UAE’s attorney general’s statement was the first time authorities have clarified the weapon the attacker used.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarified

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When Albin returned to the question of which country posed the greater threat to American interests, el Sayed again declined to choose between them, arguing that both had demonstrated the capacity to cause harm.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Ud Doula reiterated that the RSC had failed to deliver adequately on its existing mandate and that the industry had already demonstrated its capacity to improve factory safety.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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