CLEARING (UP) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

clearing (up)

verb

Definition of clearing (up)

present participle of clear (up)

as in explaining

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

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The first spends the answer explaining that management never provided the necessary materials, no experienced coworker offered assistance and expectations were unrealistic.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Like with Meta, Microsoft on Wednesday evening needs to do a better job explaining its AI strategy and justifying the massive levels of capex spend.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Definition of explaining

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Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Marx also discussed forestry as another example illustrating the same process.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of illustrating

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Sessions explored historical philanthropic strategies, future technologies like AI, and the importance of research in demonstrating HBCU impact.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The new initiative expands that work by demonstrating how multiple electrical technologies can operate together within a complete aircraft energy architecture.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of demonstrating

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After a court filing spelling out the agreement came during the last hour of trading on Wall Street, shares in Paramount added to what was already a lackluster day.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026
The motion was denied, and in the early hours of June 13, the center removed the letters spelling out the president’s name.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of spelling out

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For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections.

— Outside Online, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
The issue has been discussed within Congress for years and has received bipartisan support, but obstacles have repeatedly stopped the effort from getting across the finish line.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025

Definition of getting across

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The reliever has been simplifying his pitch mix when coming out of the bullpen, yet this relief appearance looked more like one of his starts.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Beyond recreational marine, Kinsey Fabrizio, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, sees the same technology, especially physical AI used in AutoCaptain, simplifying many other tasks.

— Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of simplifying

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