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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
explain .
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Examples
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The first part of the title explains itself, although it may be news to you, as it was to me, that the high-end hookers of the Emperors Club VIP were ranked by diamonds instead of stars, and, just like any consumer product on Amazon.com, rated by user reviews.
Hard-to-Top Joe Morgenstern 2010
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The title explains what we found: "Senator John McCain: A Record of Opposing the Interests of GLBT Americans."
Allison Herwitt: Exposing John McCain's Record of Opposing the Interests of GLBT Americans 2008
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As a line beneath the title explains, the tale concerns a matrimonial deserter.
You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 1. Gilbert Parker 1897
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As a line beneath the title explains, the tale concerns a matrimonial deserter.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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As a line beneath the title explains, the tale concerns a matrimonial deserter.
You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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The title explains the book better than the book explains the title.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) Augustus De Morgan 1838
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Friends With Benefits, about two friends who ... well, the title explains it all.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DAVE McGINN 2011
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The phrase explains a complex economic concept clearly and persuasively, but is concise enough to be included in tweets without breaching Twitter's 140 character limit.
NYT > Home Page By ALICE RAWSTHORN 2011
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"It's not at all clear whether the term explains, rather than merely describes, people's sexual behaviors," he said.
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"It's not at all clear whether the term explains, rather than merely describes, people's sexual behaviors," he said.
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