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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
Later amendments also addressed concerns from Senate Republicans, Secure AI, Anthropic and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency by clarifying third party qualifications, what the audit should include and protocols for protecting proprietary information.
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Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Instead, 50 lucky Whataburger Rewards members will receive monthly offers in their app, the news release clarified.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 28 May 2026
This article has been updated to clarify that there are currently seven Democrats from Florida serving in Congress.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Decades of repression The selectivity of who is grieved helps clarify the particularly strong public reaction now.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
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Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Instead, 50 lucky Whataburger Rewards members will receive monthly offers in their app, the news release clarified.
—Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 28 May 2026
This article has been updated to clarify that there are currently seven Democrats from Florida serving in Congress.
—Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Decades of repression The selectivity of who is grieved helps clarify the particularly strong public reaction now.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarify
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There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Early research shows that filtering out content related to making biological weapons from AI training data can reduce how often the model responds with information that could be used for harm.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Recovery of the bodies has been slow because of the chemicals and other hazards present at the site, Amos explained.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Taken together, those cultural threads help explain why food – and especially meat – carries an outsized symbolic role in Texas politics, where the official state dish, adopted in 1977, is chili, defined by its significant meat base.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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In expanding the possibilities of seemingly familiar materials, pieces pair the rough with the refined, the crystalline with the hand-hewn and the organic with the streamlined.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Hyaluronic acid floods skin with hydration, squalane supports the skin barrier, and niacinamide smooths and refines the look of pores.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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As Freeling prepares to test himself against Phillips and the Panthers’ other edge rushers, The Athletic takes a closer look at his skill set and analyzes three plays from his junior season that illustrate his athleticism and potential, along with his room for growth.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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San Jose’s experience illustrates how housing projects stall when permitting systems and local processes remain misaligned with state housing reforms.—
Christina Mojica,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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The two candidates agreed on a number of things, including opposition to a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing to extract oil, support for a ban on oil and gas leases on federal land and support for a boost in the federal minimum wage.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Investigators are also reportedly working to extract data from devices aboard the vessel – including an infrared camera – that may contain additional clues surrounding Lynette Hooker’s disappearance.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes , Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Americans for Prosperity sponsored a striking display in the DECC’s Pioneer Hall, demonstrating the scale of the state’s fraud losses with faux $100 bills stacked in volumes that would total $2 billion.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The findings reveal that workers aren’t shrinking back in the face of rapid automation but instead are demonstrating a capacity for resilience and self-empowerment.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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In other words, the league no longer wants to be in the business of fining people for playing Cody Williams and John Konchar in the fourth quarter, or listening to other GMs whining about it.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Arnold fined Robinson $6,700 in July 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
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The ball cleared the top of the wall by about six feet, as Grissom pumped his fist rounding first base.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The Twins then broke the stalemate in the 11th inning when Brooks Lee sent a bases-clearing double deep to right field, bringing home Ryan Kreidler, the automatic runner, as well as Luke Keaschall and Byron Buxton, who had singled and walked respectively, before Lee stepped to the plate.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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“Clarify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarify. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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