CLARIFY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

clarify

verb

ˈkler-ə-ˌfī

Definition of clarify

as in to filter

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

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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 Ask who wants what, clarify the plan, and let collaboration stay light enough to breathe. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Organizations achieving meaningful value are redesigning workflows, establishing governance frameworks, investing in workforce readiness and clarifying accountability alongside technology deployment. — Jayasri Ranganathan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The company also clarified that Astra had no connection to the recent exploitation of Hugging Face. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Police clarified Friday that Scott was not the off-duty Idaho State Police trooper who also responded to the attack, addressing misinformation that had circulated online. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clarify

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Kansas City artists, comedians, entrepreneurs and other figures from the city’s nightlife scene filtered through the business, including people who had shared stages, studios and social spaces with McGee.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
The liver just might be one of your hardest-working organs, producing proteins and filtering the blood, metabolizing nutrients and creating necessary bile for digestion.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of filter

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Some news stations would run a warning for viewers before the ad would air, as well as explain the FCC law requiring its airing.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Find out what the bill does when one workflow triples its tool calls after a model upgrade, because that is the scenario that turns a modest platform fee into a line item the CFO wants explained.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of explain

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At that time, Broncos Team President Damani Leech said the Broncos continue to refine both the stadium design and the overall district plan.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The restaurant serves refined California cuisine with European influences, accompanied by classic cocktails and sweeping views of Los Angeles.

— Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of refine

Verb

Something extraordinary these episodes illustrate, in our view, is the vulnerability of America’s highly interconnected fresh-food supply chain, in which one grower or supplier problem can ripple astonishingly far.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
One of Schore's simplest techniques illustrates how quickly emotional reactions can redirect attention.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustrate

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The fees that Levy was able to extract in part justified the policy.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
High outdoor temperatures require the grapes to be cooled before being gently pressed in stainless steel machines to extract the highest quality free-run juice, a crucial step in sparkling wine production that cannot be rushed.

— Colleen Barry, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of extract

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As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe, and without her, the colony would collapse.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
Huang of the Taiwan Network Information Center said the July incident demonstrated that AI has become the main player in cybersecurity beyond simply assisting human hackers in partial automation tasks.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of demonstrate

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In July, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health also cited Lineage for rodent and pest-control violations, fining the company $500 per day until the violations were corrected.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In 2023, customs officials fined the Blaquier family over the export of about a dozen paintings to Luxembourg, including works by Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Gauguin and Cézanne.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of fine

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Archaeologists first identified several in the western Brazilian state of Acre in 1977, when deforestation began to clear parts of the forest.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
When the smoke cleared on October 4, 2024, Beloozerov’s body lay splayed out on the pavement amid shards of glass from his car window.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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