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 Chhabria set a hearing for August to further clarify his order and clear up ambiguity regarding which categories of noncitizens' data could be lawfully shared with ICE. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 17 July 2026 The answer helps clarify whether authority is real or nominal. — Scott Sumner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 For lawyers working to defend and expand anti-BDS legislation in court, PEN America’s new boycott position is clarifying. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 Medicare would clarify how clinicians can be paid for the attentive work of tapering a patient off of a medication (which is already a part of routine clinical care). — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clarify

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First came the 1970s-style Instagram filters, then the revival of Polaroid-style photos, now this.

— Alina Selyukh, NPR, 18 July 2026
For people who work outside, health officials have recommended wearing an N95 mask, which can filter at least 95% of airborne particles.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of filter

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But Antonelli’s ease with the new cars and Russell’s discomfort with having to adopt a radically new driving style can’t explain the half-second gap between the pair in qualifying.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
When pressed repeatedly by a Fox News cohost for specifics on the operation, Homan explained that disclosing that type of information could risk officer safety and prompt criminals to flee.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2026

Definition of explain

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Engineers used collaborative digital environments to evaluate the design, identify potential issues, and refine components before manufacturing test hardware.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
This, in turn, can help refine our bigger-picture understanding of how stars and galaxies formed.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

Definition of refine

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Governing Oceans Through Data Indonesia’s experience illustrates a broader global transformation in maritime governance.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
By redoing it, albeit with more high-tech equipment than was available in 1919, Harksen hopes to illustrate that even monumental experiments can be re-created by the average person.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Definition of illustrate

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The artisan copper stills used to extract essential oils and hydrosols are handcrafted by Copper Pro in Ukraine, incorporating a unique heating element that can be plugged in rather than using an open flame.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
During processing, the juices are extracted from the fruit, and the remaining flesh and fiber are discarded.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

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Both incidents demonstrated teamwork; one orca held a sharptail sunfish, scientifically named Masturus lanceolatus, by its tail, while another orca swam toward the fish at high speed.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo will decide whether the prosecution offered enough evidence to demonstrate probable cause to proceed to trial.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of demonstrate

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Devers doubled San Francisco’s lead in the sixth with an opposite-field solo homer that barely cleared the left-field fence.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
The jacket stayed open to reveal the lingerie construction, while the label’s pink mini shorts in silk habutai barely cleared the hem.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

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