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clarification, construction, elucidation, exegesis, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation, road map
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After long weeks of watching the show and pondering its dubious joys, only one explanation for Friends’ endurance accounts for both its cultural conservatism and its sparkling, juvenile humor. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "The Mysteriously Enduring Appeal of Friends," 10 Sep. 2019 Another possible explanation for the lack of recent September snowfall could involve a weakening of the polar jet stream, which decreases the strength of incoming storms. — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, "Whatever happened to September snowfall in Denver?," 8 Sep. 2019 That's not news in itself, but the latest attack on Jon Walters from the former Republic of Ireland assistant manager has elongated an already existing feud to the point of requiring explanation. — SI.com, "Roy Keane & Jon Walters Feud: What Led to the Latest Outburst From Former Ireland Coach," 5 Sep. 2019 Scans found no lesions on his optic nerves and genetic tests were negative for hereditary explanations for blindness. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "“Fussy eater” goes blind after years of eating only junk food," 4 Sep. 2019 There may be another explanation for the curious black line. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, "Did Trump draw on Dorian map to include Alabama in hurricane’s path?," 4 Sep. 2019 Yes, the offense was facing a defense that created a league-high 36 takeaways last season, and there was no shortage of explanations for why things didn’t click more regularly. — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Matt Nagy is the difference-maker for the Bears offense. We’ll finally get to see the real thing beginning Thursday night.," 2 Sep. 2019 People have floated a few explanations for changing great white behavior. — Annaliese Griffin, Quartzy, "Are great white sharks messing with us?," 1 Sep. 2019 At a regular church service at Cascade after the killings, the pastor, Kevin Murriel, seemed to suggest one possible explanation. — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "‘We don’t know the answer’: A community is stunned after BU student is killed," 31 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'explanation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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