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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	adverb • a figure of speech used as a way to provide further information, or to be more specific or exact about something
	23%	8		Provide explanatory material
	verb • add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments • provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
	23%	7		Heading - explanatory words
	noun • taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument • translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen • brief description accompanying an illustration verb • provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times17 Jan 2008	Down 33
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