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What are some synonyms for "account for"?

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Rebecca

When "account for something" means to provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation or reason for something, you can think of "explain", "give an explanation", "give reasons for", "provide a rationale for", "show grounds for", "clear up" as a synonym.

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