Explained
Illustrated and explained are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illustrated" instead a verb "Explained".
Illustrated
Explained and illustrated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explained" instead a verb "Illustrated".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- composed and explained
- composed and illustrated
- concluded and explained
- concluded and illustrated
- defined and explained
- defined and illustrated
- clarified and explained
- clarified and illustrated
- demonstrated and explained
- demonstrated and illustrated
- described and explained
- described and illustrated
- interpreted and explained
- interpreted and illustrated
Both words in one sentence
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Feather Fingers: Subverted- while the dogs don't have hands, they can move their paws in a way that their innermost toe acts as a thumb, with three fingers, better explained and illustrated here.
Source: Webcomic / Wurr -
This might be explained by the fact that "Homespun" was originally published in Epic Illustrated, where nudity was virtually compulsory whether called-for or not.
Source: Magic Skirt - In the episode he explained his theory that the message of Teenage Death Songs such as "Leader of the Pack" was "Dead boyfriends are safe", and illustrated it with a 50s teenybopper tune about a girl who was killing her boyfriends before they could do anything to hurt her.
Source: Teenage Death Songs
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