as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project
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For any that haven’t reached green, clicking the segment reveals exactly why and, in most cases, explains how to get a better score.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Abramovitch explained how Swift could have been an exception to this rule because her career in both country and pop music gives her fans on both sides of the American political divide.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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DiSalvo clarified that her challenges were independent of her affiliation with the group.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sun is activating your third house of communication, emphasizing your ideas and clarifying your messages.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The recent disruptions at Seattle Airport further illustrate the stakes, as malicious actors continually probe for weaknesses in critical infrastructure.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This rebound illustrates the persistent challenge of sustaining weight loss without continued treatment, suggesting long-term medication use may be essential to maintaining results.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the end, the experiment demonstrated vampire bats can convert amino acids into energy in less than 10 minutes and use it to fuel a lengthy endurance run.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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As the 2020 election demonstrated, federalism can also bolster the integrity of elections precisely because of the power that states themselves have.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Todorovic says the company’s goal is to empower creators by offering a tool that simplifies, rather than automates, the filmmaking process.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The conspiracy, Figueiredo and her colleagues realized, stems from the existence of a hidden structure, one that could potentially simplify the complex business of understanding what’s going on at the base level of reality.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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The blue and green bracelet, which is understood to have been made by Princess Charlotte ahead of her dad's trip, features the affectionate name William’s three children, Prince George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, call him spelled out in black and white beads.Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dasha exclaimed, admiring her new tequila keepsake, which had her name spelled out in pink jewels.Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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