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
Roughly 50 mosquitoes are tested within a pool, Clifton clarified.
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 June 2026
Corey Feldman is speaking out and clarifying his medical emergency.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 18 June 2026
This story has been updated to clarify Daniel Umfleet’s relationship to the Kindbridge Research Institute.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 June 2026
Corey Feldman is speaking out and clarifying his medical emergency.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 18 June 2026
This story has been updated to clarify Daniel Umfleet’s relationship to the Kindbridge Research Institute.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarify
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Eventually, we were told to disembark and news then filtered through that the pope had been offered the King of Spain’s private plane to fly back to Rome.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Some lenses filtered only a small fraction of blue light, while others blocked substantially more, sometimes at the cost of altering color perception.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Thune has repeatedly explained that the bill, which Democrats and a handful of Republicans oppose, does not have the votes to pass in the Senate.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Logan star also explains how the strenuousness of the fight scenes doubled as an artistic choice.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Committee Chair Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy, said the Local Government Committee was expected to continue refining the measure and would also work with State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant to address the hobby rocketry concerns.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The exact arrival time, storm intensity, and location of the heaviest rain remain uncertain and will likely be refined over the next couple of days.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Woods illustrates Sylvia’s sorrow through flashbacks to her daughter, Nadia (Olivia Edward as a teenager, Emma Farnell-Watson as an adult), who was a ballet dancer.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Govia said the attack seems to illustrate an underlying issue in society right now.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Quintin said that once MDM is removed from a phone, Verizon probably would not have any other method to extract data from it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Platner may be demonstrating it on the left.—
Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Beyond laboratory measurements, the researchers demonstrated practical operation by powering a small LED lamp and charging a smartphone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Bill Waxman Simi Valley Blake Treinen should be fined for not wearing the pride hat like the rest of the team.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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They'll also be fined for it—and not just a measly amount, either.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Dallas Cowboys fans can stop wondering if George Pickens will be the latest holdout or hold in for the franchise because on Tuesday, the receiver cleared the air by reporting to mandatory minicamp.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Guest drama actress saw the cycle’s sharpest decline, falling to 51 from 77 in 2025, but there will be six nominees thanks to the Emmys‘ parity rule (guest drama actor cleared the 80-submission threshold).—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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“Clarify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarify. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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