1
as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits
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2
as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
it would help if you could clarify your position for us
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Recent Examples of clarify
Church then clarified that Thiel had spent only a hundred thousand dollars on the project.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
But in the interview, the actress clarified this was not the case.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Rubio later clarified to reporters that the visas revoked are mostly student visas but some were visitor visas, too.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The 30-year-old Call Her Daddy host took to Instagram Stories and TikTok on March 26 to clarify that the podcast network is not the reason behind the 24-year-old influencer's latest move.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
But in the interview, the actress clarified this was not the case.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Rubio later clarified to reporters that the visas revoked are mostly student visas but some were visitor visas, too.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The 30-year-old Call Her Daddy host took to Instagram Stories and TikTok on March 26 to clarify that the podcast network is not the reason behind the 24-year-old influencer's latest move.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarify
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Jefferson’s Reserve Cask Strength is an eight-year-old bourbon that is non-chill filtered and bottled at 130 proof (65 percent ABV).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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By flagging and filtering out negative moments—like an injury, tough tackle or angry fans—only the positive content reaches players and teams.—
Andrew Fingerman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Figure explains this innovative approach.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2025
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It was explained to the passengers that a concentration of plankton had drawn swarms of small fish to the area; the concentration of small fish had attracted larger fish, which devoured the smaller fish; these predators attracted larger predators, to devour them.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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Now refining that focus even further, which companies are benefiting from trends that are too powerful to be derailed by the current forces driving the market down?—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their team is constantly working to refine their products based on feedback from families while exploring what other essentials might be missing for kids who have outgrown the baby aisle but aren't ready for adult products.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the graphic above illustrates, Galatasaray’s Napoli loanee can find space to shoot, even with limited service.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her own work has illustrated how different brain regions activate when processing English or Chinese sentences because of their differing linguistic properties.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Mission – Sam Wilson tries to extract information out of Agent Taylor in the boxing ring.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But extracting resources out of Greenland poses many challenges.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Palantir is demonstrating leadership in the artificial intelligence software platform space and has the top- and bottom-line growth track record to prove it.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The installers will typically walk the homeowner through the basics and demonstrate how the sprinkler system operates.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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He also was fined $75,000 for having a gun celebration after being told by the NBA not to do something like that again.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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A day after Morant again used his aiming-a-gun gesture to celebrate making 3-pointers, the Grizzlies’ star was fined $75,000 by the league Friday.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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As Mercury goes direct, refresh your browsers and clear your caches!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The case for Haugh to get over 6.5 rebounds is simple: he's cleared this line in four straight games, and he's averaged 8.5 boards per game in Florida's four NCAA Tournament games against legit competition (excluding the Gators' first-round cakewalk vs. Norfolk State).—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Clarify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarify. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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