describe
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Researchers describe this as a kind of "1 + 1 = −1" effect.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
The service records describe Brown, call sign “Runner,” as a skilled pilot who showed calm professionalism in combat.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Scams come in so many different shapes and forms that it’s impossible to describe them all.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
They’ll describe how the museum is the first of its kind in Ventura County and how they hope to make it accessible to as many local children as possible through outreach, discounts and free programming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Later, that was how Angela DuPre would describe the airplane—over and over, to one investigator after another—until she was told never to speak of it again.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing describe
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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