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[ek-spluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən /

NOUN

clarification; reason

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account answer cause comment commentary confession definition description evidence example excuse expression information interpretation justification meaning motive note report resolution sense statement story summary

STRONG

annotation breakdown brief demonstration details display elucidation explication exposition gloss history illustration mitigation narration recital rendition showing significance specification tale talking telling vindication writing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance question quiet silence

STRONG

concealment hiding vagueness

WEAK

complication

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But perhaps the truest explanation was one he gave to prosecutors many years before.

From BBC

We were given no explanation for this change.

From MarketWatch

According to long-standing textbook explanations, this evolutionary shift occurred after the most devastating extinction event in Earth History, which happened about 252 million years ago.

From Science Daily

There was no explanation of how he reconciled taking part in the war with his reluctance to kill.

From BBC

Part of the explanation for the falloff in cinema revenue and admissions lies in the movies themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

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