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ex·plains

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  1. List of paraphrases for "explains":

    explain, clarifies, says, describes, discusses, explained

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  1. The Verge:

    The video depicts a man being murdered. Someone is stabbing him, dozens of times, while he screams and begs for his life. Chloes job is to tell the room whether this post should be removed. She knows that section 13 of the Facebook community standards prohibits videos that depict the murder of one or more people. When Chloe explains this to the class, she hears her voice shaking.

  2. Mohamed Adow:

    We know to be able to solve the climate crisis we need to mobilize resources on an emergency scale, and so a narrative that includes and explains justice is essential to justify this support and its scale.

  3. Sharla Wilson via AP:

    As I get used to my new place, I will start to settle down. Thanks for being patient with me. I don’t mean to be such a pain. the sign basically explains he’s an old man now and he has cataracts.

  4. Sharla Wilson via AP:

    The sign basically explains he’s an old man now and he has cataracts.

  5. John Wineland:

    Greek was the common language of the Eastern Roman Empire, which explains why the New Testament is written in Greek during the Roman period.


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