explaining

NOUN

defense

Synonyms

STRONG

answer apologetics apologia apology argument cleanup cop-out exculpation excuse exoneration extenuation jive plea rationalization rejoinder reply response retort return story vindication whitewash

WEAK

apologizing excusing fish story off-time song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

charge indictment question request

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

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Explaining the framework by which it responds to a hotter economy or rising prices is another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Explaining the setup further, Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote on his Substack that those triple-leverage flows are setting up for a “bar fight.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Explaining her push for a compromise, Bass said that Lafayette Square is one of Los Angeles’s most significant historic Black neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Explaining this discrepancy is now an important open question for researchers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Explaining what had happened, he worked his fingers, casual.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

explaining

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