accountings

noun

plural of accounting
as in explanations
a statement given to explain a belief or act what accounting can you give for your bizarre actions on the night in question?

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Recent Examples of accountings These estimates are between 100 and 10,000 times lower than previous accountings of atmospheric microplastics—a discrepancy that the researchers behind the new study say underscores the need for better global measures of these pollutants. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026 The plan states that during the shutdown, several services will be halted, including benefit verifications, earning record corrections, payee accountings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, replacement Medicare cards and overpayments processing. — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
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  1. explanations
  2. reasons
Noun
  • Still other explanations presume that the gods’ artistic representations in ritual settings are the basis of the meaning of their multiform appearances.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of explanations
Noun
  • But there are reasons this sort of performance goes beyond the game-state defence.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In my experience, this assumption is one of the biggest reasons capital-raising campaigns fail.
    — Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reasons

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“Accountings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accountings. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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