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wherefores

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The whys the wherefores, I think a lot of that is somehow a link from decoding texts, as they say in graduate school.

Franz ceased pondering whys and wherefores and lost himself in watching.

A great many things are plain after you know the whys and wherefores.

I wasted no precious time in pondering the whys and the wherefores.

I make no attempt to go into the whys and wherefores of it all, nor do I offer an explanation.

But I've got to have whys and wherefores; I've always had to have them.

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On this page you'll find 202 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wherefores, such as: apology, approval, argument, basis, confirmation, and explanation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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