Account for
Account for verb - To give the reason for or cause of.
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Present and account for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Present" instead a verb "Account for".
Present
Present verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.
Account for and present are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Account for" instead a verb "Present".
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- When the senator leaves to present the forgery to his government as an example of how the Federation cannot be trusted, the explosion kills him and damages the data rod enough to account for the already-present imperfections.
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Freudian Excuse: The backstory flashbacks of Don often account for his twisted personality in the present day.
Source: Series / Mad Men - Present a few times in the anime series version of Fate/stay night, mostly to account for fights that weren't narrated within the visual novel.
Source: Charge-into-Combat Cut
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Present and Account for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/account_for/present
Account for & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/account_for/present>.
Present or Account for. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/account_for/present.
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