as in explains
to make plain or understandable
a simple explanation cleared the matter up
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The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.
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Leus explains that the INXS tune was important to the filmmakers and encapsulated the relationship between Jo and Raissa.
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The Davines Heart of Glass Silkening Shampoo is a toning shampoo for blonde and gray hair that gently clarifies and banishes brassiness.
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This article clarifies that this promise is about expanding opportunity for all to pursue success, not guaranteeing identical outcomes.
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What this illustrates, though, is that nations vying for AI power understand that there’s more than one way to skin a cat.
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While removal from the Dow did not necessarily cause Intel's rebound, still, the performance illustrates why index deletion does not always lead to further losses, especially for struggling stocks.
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While generative AI has reignited concerns about AI taking over jobs, Oracle demonstrates one way AI can contribute to job losses beyond direct human replacements.
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Commissioning the spacecraft ahead of schedule and immediately starting orbital maneuvers demonstrates the ability to respond rapidly during a crisis.
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By automatically adjusting to changing conditions, the system also simplifies the overall design.
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This critical tool greatly simplifies the machine learning task of predicting the next global snapshot (six hours ahead) based on previous snapshots.
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“Clears (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clears%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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