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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
Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
The traditional experience requires waiting on hold, explaining the situation and hoping an agent can help.
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Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
His better-than-ever serve and greater aggressiveness in his game go a long way toward explaining why Djokovic has a chance of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title next week at Wimbledon, aged 39.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
An ambulance was needed, the health administrator told the operator, explaining where emergency responders should go upon arrival at the facility.
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Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
But with toxic levels of cobalt, the transcription factor is active without low oxygen levels, leading to abnormally high amounts of hemoglobin-carrying red blood cells—explaining the woman’s high hemoglobin levels.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
Infographic explaining Euclid's survey ESA The original image was captured in black and white, but color was added using observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located in Hawaii.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
The original is a minor Harding work, Bacon said, explaining why judges might not have recognized Allan’s submission as a re-creation.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
24 June 2026
Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council, penned a letter to Sorsby explaining the league’s decision.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
The traditional experience requires waiting on hold, explaining the situation and hoping an agent can help.
—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
His better-than-ever serve and greater aggressiveness in his game go a long way toward explaining why Djokovic has a chance of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title next week at Wimbledon, aged 39.
—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
An ambulance was needed, the health administrator told the operator, explaining where emergency responders should go upon arrival at the facility.
—
Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
3 July 2026
But with toxic levels of cobalt, the transcription factor is active without low oxygen levels, leading to abnormally high amounts of hemoglobin-carrying red blood cells—explaining the woman’s high hemoglobin levels.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
Infographic explaining Euclid's survey ESA The original image was captured in black and white, but color was added using observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located in Hawaii.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The original is a minor Harding work, Bacon said, explaining why judges might not have recognized Allan’s submission as a re-creation.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 June 2026
Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council, penned a letter to Sorsby explaining the league’s decision.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explaining
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German courts are clarifying a gray area in the 2024 cannabis reform regarding the legal status of cannabis cuttings.
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After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
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The article emphasizes that effective communication of difficult decisions requires not only clear explanation but also genuine empathy for how people feel, rather than merely justifying actions.
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And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.
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That's a key technical level watched and used by traders, illustrating a stock or index's trend.
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Wingate weaves this historical horror with a modern-day mystery, illustrating the lasting trauma of children stolen for profit and the unbreakable bond of blood.
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As the show began to wrap up, Goldberg aimed to try to tie in the book, asking Vance about rationalizing his Catholic faith with a hard-line stance on immigration.
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Instead of obsessively over-rationalizing or avoiding, try making friends with that feeling.
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Kyiv has also stepped up long-range drone and missile strikes inside Russia, targeting energy, military and logistics infrastructure, demonstrating the progress Ukraine has made in developing domestic strike capabilities.
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Boston Consulting Group suggests CEO hopefuls start cultivating a social media presence and demonstrating the ability to represent a company at least five years before expecting to take the top job.
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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro is expected to see a significant price increase, with CEO Tim Cook attributing it to inflationary pressures on memory and storage components.
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The pair divorced in 2023, with Vergara later attributing the split to differing views on having children, which Manganiello disputed.
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Shared inference infrastructure is vital for fiscal viability, optimizing compute allocation, reducing TCO, and simplifying platform management.
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Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.
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Is gathering information fundamentally different from interpreting it?
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The Digital Thread Will Become More Intelligent While today’s digital thread connects data, the next phase focuses on interpreting that data.
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“Explaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explaining. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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