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as in clarified
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 justified
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 explained
Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Hollis, Queens, resident Patricia Khan first met McLogan in 2024 and explained her predicament at the time.
—Elle McLogan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Thomas explained that Libra is a zodiac sign deeply focused on partnership and union, and during this time, those energies are amplified for everyone.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
On the New York front, the scouts came up short, the judge explained.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Kettal is still working on the engineering to bring double-height versions to market, explained Antonio Navarro, creative director of Kettal, on the same call.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
From rocket engines to bouncing a ball, a fish swimming, to children jumping on the trampoline, everything can be explained using this law.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Poplawski explained how there are also unknown processes that violate the balance between a family of particles called baryons and their antimatter counterparts, the antibaryons.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
As one sales agent explained to IndieWire’s Brian Welk at the time, the company was willing to pay a premium to establish itself quickly.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Many joked that the clip explained years of mysterious toy discoveries beneath their own furniture.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Hollis, Queens, resident Patricia Khan first met McLogan in 2024 and explained her predicament at the time.
—Elle McLogan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Thomas explained that Libra is a zodiac sign deeply focused on partnership and union, and during this time, those energies are amplified for everyone.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
On the New York front, the scouts came up short, the judge explained.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Kettal is still working on the engineering to bring double-height versions to market, explained Antonio Navarro, creative director of Kettal, on the same call.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
From rocket engines to bouncing a ball, a fish swimming, to children jumping on the trampoline, everything can be explained using this law.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
Poplawski explained how there are also unknown processes that violate the balance between a family of particles called baryons and their antimatter counterparts, the antibaryons.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
As one sales agent explained to IndieWire’s Brian Welk at the time, the company was willing to pay a premium to establish itself quickly.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explained
Adjective
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Among confirmed civilian casualties, 221 are children, the group said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Public Health said the six confirmed cases in the Sacramento area represent the third outbreak of measles this year in California.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Officials clarified the situation is not the same as a lockdown, and instead, school operations are able to continue under a shelter-in-place order while limiting access to buildings.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Certainly, the state is better able to resolve substantive education issues if its own lines of authority are clarified.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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This view of the presidency has justified his executive orders at home and tariffs that affect the global economy.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The opioid crisis alone justified a generation of skepticism.—
Vikas Patel,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It was later determined that those two residents were not at home at the time of the fire, Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yet Americans remained determined, patient, and optimistic — committed to defeating evil.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The map illustrated a letter by Cortés, currying favor with the Habsburg Emperor Charles the Fifth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the interview, Warsh illustrated this with a story from 2006, when he was nominated to the Fed’s Board of Governors and sought advice from former chair Paul Volcker.—
Paul Wachtel,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Then there's a 61-cent state excise tax and roughly 2 cents attributed to underground storage fees.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Analysts have attributed Hong Kong’s pricey gasoline to high fuel taxes and land costs.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Was this the kind of assignment that more established runners ever tried to duck?—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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But as a general rule, Western militaries tend to give the biggest contracts to established manufacturers.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In 2024 and 2025, several companies and research groups demonstrated improved quantum error correction, a key requirement for building reliable machines.—
Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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