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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
But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Legislators passed a law in 2024 that essentially specifies emotional support animals are not service dogs and clarifies that a dog must be trained or is being trained to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability is allowed.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2025
Much like a vital puzzle piece, the find clarifies a historical picture of the landscape that was previously blank.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
This language merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
RuPaul's Drag Race season 18 star Discord Addams clarifies to EW the truth behind a claim that she was disqualified from the show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Other components of the labor agreement include opportunities for more collaborations at schools and with other arts institutions as well as language that clarifies audition procedures, Graef and Johnson said.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Keefe clarifies that would only turn off app-specific tracking and not tracking across the device.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Just as loss clarifies the air in every room, so every bar of Essex Honey feels vivid and charged.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Legislators passed a law in 2024 that essentially specifies emotional support animals are not service dogs and clarifies that a dog must be trained or is being trained to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability is allowed.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2025
Much like a vital puzzle piece, the find clarifies a historical picture of the landscape that was previously blank.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
This language merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
RuPaul's Drag Race season 18 star Discord Addams clarifies to EW the truth behind a claim that she was disqualified from the show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Other components of the labor agreement include opportunities for more collaborations at schools and with other arts institutions as well as language that clarifies audition procedures, Graef and Johnson said.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Keefe clarifies that would only turn off app-specific tracking and not tracking across the device.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Just as loss clarifies the air in every room, so every bar of Essex Honey feels vivid and charged.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarifies
Verb
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Change filters regularly to keep the air clean and to prevent the HVAC system from having to work overtime to force air through a clogged filter.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
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Now, Scieszka’s debut filters Tuck Everlasting-esque immortality through the social media age—examining how someone hides their eternal lifespan from facial recognition technology and venture capitalists looking to capitalize upon family property and the ultimate anti-aging secrets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As argued in his book Abundance, Ezra Klein explains how America's growth has been hindered by well-meaning regulations, permitting requirements, and veto points that have blocked affordable housing, infrastructure, and clean energy development.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Zirkelbach explains her position in the conflict.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Its network refines 800,000 barrels a day at sites in Louisiana, Texas, and Illinois.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The denim industry has found an appreciation for linen and how the fiber enhances and refines what is traditionally considered to be a tough and rugged fabric.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Advertisement No country illustrates the region’s dilemma better than Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy.—
Oliver Stuenkel,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Andersen has also come up with a perfect ending, one that illustrates so much by saying so little.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As criminal-justice advocates point out, all too often our system extracts guilty pleas from people who may stand a chance of success at trial but are intimidated by the prospect of mandatory minimum sentences.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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The system extracts key data automatically, flags discrepancies and updates records in real time within PLM.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Blending fun and function in consumer robotics Baby FuFu demonstrates a wider trend in consumer robotics, where usability and approachability take precedence over complexity.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Duwaji demonstrates that style can be commentary, an extension of thought, and a deliberate act of agency.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Parker Kelly #17 of the Colorado Avalanche clears the puck with Brent Burns #84 and Devon Toews #7 as Logan Cooley #92 of the Utah Mammoth falls in front of Scott Wedgewood #41 during the first period of their game at the Delta Center on October 21, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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By the time the noise clears, the best funds will have been raised and committed.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Not only does the sweet, honey aroma subtly linger on skin, but the soap itself effortlessly cleans away the day’s dirt and grime.—
Olivia Rose Rushing,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then the system cleans the brushroll, and dries it at almost 200 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Clarifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarifies. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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