CLEARED (UP) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

cleared (up)

verb

past tense of clear (up)

as in explained

to make plain or understandable a simple explanation cleared the matter up

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In another instance, Kuechly explained how coaches teach to tackle high inside a team’s own 5 so an opponent can’t fall forward into the end zone.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Rodgers explained, adding that his new girlfriend was both offline and didn’t watch The Pat McAfee Show.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of explained

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But for Hatfield, the months-long legal battle illustrated the importance of Missouri’s referendum process, a mechanism for direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures and challenge state laws.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrated

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Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The rendezvous demonstrated skills that could be useful to a variety of customers down the road, according to the company.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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The sound system has been simplified in the name of weight, the rear seats and acoustic insulation have been removed, and the deletion of drive modes and assistance systems reduced the number of controls on the steering wheel.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
For readers who understood music better than theoretical physics, Sessions simplified Einstein’s thinking without oversimplifying it.

— Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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