as in explained
to make plain or understandable
a simple explanation cleared the matter up
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Many joked that the clip explained years of mysterious toy discoveries beneath their own furniture.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Hollis, Queens, resident Patricia Khan first met McLogan in 2024 and explained her predicament at the time.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officials clarified the situation is not the same as a lockdown, and instead, school operations are able to continue under a shelter-in-place order while limiting access to buildings.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Certainly, the state is better able to resolve substantive education issues if its own lines of authority are clarified.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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As Operation Clown Dump illustrated, the first, and maybe biggest, floodgate exists at the distribution level.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Villa retained the ability to move the ball upfield efficiently, as illustrated by their attacking shape in the image below.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In 2024 and 2025, several companies and research groups demonstrated improved quantum error correction, a key requirement for building reliable machines.—
Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Avylo is a complex data on the environment simplified into human comfort and ease by combining sophisticated climate intelligence and minimalist design.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The three-batter minimum simplified the bullpen chess that once demanded encyclopedic knowledge of platoon splits.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Cleared (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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