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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Growing knowledge around these and other factors would help refine masking recommendations from public health officials.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Before becoming a central figure in the renaissance of the Toronto Blue Jays, Gausman bounced around, needing time to refine his craft and maximize the potential that the baseball industry saw from an early age.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of refine

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The problem is, which this case so well illustrates, that to the extent that the debtor has the ability reacquire the assets then potentially so does a creditor.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The cycles of illness and deflection at Taylor Farms illustrate a larger problem in the American food safety system, the experts said, which overwhelmingly relies on companies to self-police the cleanliness of their own produce.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustrate

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Asteroid mining is also mentioned as a potential opportunity, which would entail extracting metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
The company based in the Boston-area city of Woburn, Massachusetts, plans to build a bigger facility to extract and produce critical metals needed in not only defense but also the aerospace and automotive industries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of extract

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Iran routinely puts up billboards across the city, purporting to demonstrate its might amid the war with Israel and the US.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Residents argue the temporary adjustment demonstrated that the airport can safely operate without routing most departures through the same narrow corridor.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of demonstrate

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Seattle Storm minority co-owner Celeste Keaton was previously fined and suspended for five games after confronting an XX-XY supporter who sat courtside during a game between the Storm and Fever.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Keaton was fined and suspended for five home games by the league for her role in the incident, according to ESPN.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 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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