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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
The company has not issued a press release explaining the issue and an email was not immediately returned, Associated Press reported.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
The Dolphins still have a 12 percent chance of making the playoffs, but Calais Campbell was in the locker room Sunday explaining how he might be released to sign with a contender once the postseason elimination becomes official.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
About The Daily Money Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
These tools, called figures of speech, are valuable for evoking emotions, explaining important concepts and improving our relationships with others.
—Liz Guthridge, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This analysis of an innovative AI advancement is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Regional patterns suggest that adhering to traditional gender roles likely also plays a significant role in explaining these gender differences.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
The Dolphins still have a 12 percent chance of making the playoffs, but Calais Campbell was in the locker room Sunday explaining how he might be released to sign with a contender once the postseason elimination becomes official.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
About The Daily Money Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
These tools, called figures of speech, are valuable for evoking emotions, explaining important concepts and improving our relationships with others.
—Liz Guthridge, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This analysis of an innovative AI advancement is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Regional patterns suggest that adhering to traditional gender roles likely also plays a significant role in explaining these gender differences.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explaining
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This now four-game winless run has been clarifying for the progress of the Maresca project.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The bill would update several pieces of language in existing law, clarifying requirements such as metal bars on doors and windows, adding sufficient interior lighting and authorizing law enforcement to access dealers’ security systems during an active investigation.—
Tim Clouser | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Jan. 2025
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Most post-presidency books are about people touting their successes and justifying things deemed mistakes.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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In 2002, the Nobel committee finally amended its error, justifying it, in part, because Carter had criticized the Bush Administration’s invasion of Iraq.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2024
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On January 7, the National Sleep Foundation released data illustrating how crucial sleep is for work performance.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Since initiating its Regenerative Cotton Program in 2022, Citizens has procured approximately 4 million pounds of regenerative cotton, illustrating its commitment to empowering farmers and enhancing agricultural sustainability.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Through technology and entrepreneurship, these organizations are demonstrating that collaboration is possible even in in the midst of war.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Non-violent car theft, which is tracked nationally by the FBI, also rose dramatically after the pandemic, driven in part by a viral video demonstrating how to exploit a security flaw in Hyundais and Kias.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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News 12 Connecticut reported Dorthy Moxley’s death at 92 in New Jersey Tuesday, attributing the news to her son, John.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Dec. 2024
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The exact cause of their disappearance remains a matter of debate, with experts often attributing it to a combination of early Clovis society hunting and climatic changes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
20 Dec. 2024
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Simpler disclosures would replace a pile of documents (with lots of signatures and things to keep track of) with much less paper or pixels, thus simplifying and reducing the cost of transactions.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Their goals mostly involve deregulation, from keeping a hands off approach to crypto currency to simplifying Pentagon procurement regulations.—
William Hartung,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Games are unique in that the player is chasing a mystery and investigating it, interpreting it, and forming theories about it.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
26 Dec. 2024
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How Reputation Metrics Are Measured There are several methods for tracking and interpreting reputation data, each offering unique insights into brand health.—
Adam Petrilli,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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The bright lights illuminating the bed of the tow truck were also on.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
Journal Sentinel,
27 Dec. 2024
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Listeners who are all too familiar with Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde might nonetheless find illuminating Long Shadow’s examination of the political backdrop to these tragedies.—
Marnie Shure,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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