EXPLICATING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

explicating

verb

present participle of explicate

as in explaining

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 explicating Steeped in modern Japanese history without explicating it, director Sang-il Lee’s feature is propelled by operatic intensity and visual poetry. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025

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The first spends the answer explaining that management never provided the necessary materials, no experienced coworker offered assistance and expectations were unrealistic.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Like with Meta, Microsoft on Wednesday evening needs to do a better job explaining its AI strategy and justifying the massive levels of capex spend.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026

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Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Marx also discussed forestry as another example illustrating the same process.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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Sessions explored historical philanthropic strategies, future technologies like AI, and the importance of research in demonstrating HBCU impact.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The new initiative expands that work by demonstrating how multiple electrical technologies can operate together within a complete aircraft energy architecture.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

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