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Recent Examples of clarifier
One began in March after the department received an anonymous complaint about a valve on an aqua ammonia clarifier tank, not the same tank involved in the explosion, the department said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Death is not a glitch, but a clarifier.
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Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
At the time of the incident, EPA investigators found crude oil in the treatment plant’s aeration basins, its final clarifier tanks and its fats, oils and greases handling facility.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Dec. 2025
As the biofilm degrades, sludge settles in a secondary clarifier.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2025
To help the search engine understand what users need, Agrawal developed a query clarifier that asked them to refine their search.
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Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Dec. 2025
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Death is not a glitch, but a clarifier.
—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
At the time of the incident, EPA investigators found crude oil in the treatment plant’s aeration basins, its final clarifier tanks and its fats, oils and greases handling facility.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Dec. 2025
As the biofilm degrades, sludge settles in a secondary clarifier.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2025
To help the search engine understand what users need, Agrawal developed a query clarifier that asked them to refine their search.
—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarifier
Noun
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Return the filter to its housing.
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When the filter is full, the unit stops working efficiently.
Noun
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If your home's air feels dusty or less than fresh, check out this air purifier that more than 3,000 shoppers picked up in the past month.
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Don’t let smoke, dust or pet dander wreak havoc in your home with this smart air purifier.
Noun
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So far, outside of Vulcan, a small number of other companies have been selected, including Korea Zinc, a metal refiner; MP Materials, a Nevada rare-earth mining company; and ReElement Technologies, an Indiana producer of rare-earth elements and battery metals that partners with Vulcan.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, Castro sought a replacement savior closer to home in a 1994 deal with Sherritt International, a Canadian nickel and cobalt miner and refiner.
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“Clarifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarifier. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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