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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits
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2
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
Trump didn’t clarify his comments but seemed to indicate that the situation with Cuba, among Washington’s bitterest adversaries for decades, was coming to a critical point.
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ABC News, 20 May 2026
Becoming a parent for the first time changes priorities and clarifies values.
—Corinne Post, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Steyer also published an article on X clarifying his campaign’s rules for engaging influencers.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Also having his participation limited was Austin Jackson, the Dolphins’ starting right tackle, whose injury hasn’t been clarified.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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ABC News, 20 May 2026
Becoming a parent for the first time changes priorities and clarifies values.
—Corinne Post, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Steyer also published an article on X clarifying his campaign’s rules for engaging influencers.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Also having his participation limited was Austin Jackson, the Dolphins’ starting right tackle, whose injury hasn’t been clarified.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarify
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The 11-bed unit, opened in 2005, has a dedicated laboratory and HEPA-filtered, negative-pressure rooms that prevent pathogens from escaping into all patient rooms.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Copalli White Rum is fermented and distilled shortly after cane pressing to preserve volatile aromatic compounds, then minimally filtered and bottled unaged.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Vrabel, meanwhile, stumbled though multiple press conferences while trying to both avoid and explain the issue without ever really providing details.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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This may explain why credit markets barely budged after last week’s spending figures.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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Instead of looking frumpy in an old T-shirt, look polished and refined in this shirt that won’t constrict your movements.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Microdosed injectables can help reduce oil production and refine skin texture, while PN injections, such as Rejuran, subtly improve elasticity and density over time.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Sometimes the decision is obvious, necessitated by the availability of gravitational slingshots from planets, as illustrated by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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First, a dating story that illustrates this dynamic.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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Many manufacturers invested heavily in connected equipment and data collection, only to discover that collecting data and extracting value from it are entirely different challenges.—
Joel Scutchfield,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Washington — New technology allowing audio of plane crashes to be extracted from still images has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to take a rare step of pausing the public release of nearly all information related to its investigations.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Florida is an ideal case study demonstrating that a conservative tax posture can promote household and business prosperity.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Ship has yet to demonstrate in-space refueling, or even a launch that fully reaches Earth orbit.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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The town council in one Colorado community has approved the first reading of an ordinance designed to prevent the HOA from fining residents for a brown lawn.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Crow-Armstrong apologized for his choice of words and was fined $5,000 by the MLB.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Titus initially was cleared as a suspect, but murder charges were filed against him 12 years later.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The Red Sox finally broke through in the sixth when Mickey Gasper hit a leadoff single and scored on Contreras’ two-run homer, a 435-foot no doubter that would have been cleared the fence in every MLB ballpark.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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“Clarify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarify. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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