CLARIFIES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

clarifies

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present tense third-person singular of clarify

as in filters

to remove usually visible impurities from clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

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as in explains

to make plain or understandable it would help if you could clarify your position for us

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Recent Examples of clarifies Mars drives your 10th House of Career forward, while Saturn in your 8th House of Shared Resources clarifies obligations, approvals, and support. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 The bill also clarifies that only those powered by liquid fuel, such as gasoline, require a muffler. — Madison Smalstig july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 This version clarifies that the idea for the collaboration originated with Toyota Ventures’s Adler. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Garcia quickly clarifies that her living arrangement was a little different. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 As for what, perhaps, soba noodles with edamame and mushrooms have to do with Pablo Picasso, or why Salvador Dali gets an unexpected dessert course of a white chocolate potato souffle, Beshir clarifies the goal of the evening. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act clarifies that states can establish their own procedures for counting ballots. — Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Review a bill, then send a polite message that clarifies terms, because simple words protect value and invite respectful responses. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026 Senate Bill 110 clarifies that allowing children reasonable independence does not automatically constitute child neglect under Georgia law. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarifies

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Another option to improve your home’s water is an undersink system that filters water right at the tap.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Most of the time, though, Crypto is removed gradually as the pool's filtration system continuously circulates and filters the water.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026

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There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of explains

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Sprouting out of work on a few songs left over from their 2023 comeback effort, Hackney Diamonds, Foreign Tongues advances and refines its predecessor’s mission of reconnecting the band with its strengths.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Once this cycle of testing is extensively undertaken, the AI maker refines the AI and can feel more comfortable that the AI is ready for release.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of refines

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This illustrates, though that the Warriors seem boxed in with their current circumstances.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That circuitous email chain between homeowners and city officials, including an assistant city attorney, illustrates how homeowners have been stonewalled, Lardon said.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of illustrates

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So instead of getting magnesium that has been smelted via the Pidgeon process, Lola extracts the stuff from seawater via electrolysis, powered by solar.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Those contracts call for Next Hydrogen to design and deliver an electrolyzer that extracts tritium from heavy water, a critical process for preparing fuel used in future fusion reactors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Definition of extracts

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The milestone clears one of the program’s most important early hurdles and validates a design approach focused on reducing development time and production costs without compromising mission performance.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
The other job, sorting out the claim after the smoke clears, is where a policyholder learns whether the cover was ever more than paper.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of clears

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With powerful suction and a tangle-free brush roll, this cordless stick vacuum cleans efficiently and quickly.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Dyson Upright Vacuum Deal The Dyson Ball Animal Origin deep-cleans complex households with an active base plate that automatically seals suction between carpets and hard floors.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

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