as in explained
to make plain or understandable
a wine book that does a lot to demystify the subject for the casual drinker who just wants a good bottle for dinner
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Recent Examples of demystified
Just as early Internet adopters demystified that technology, these innovators excel at turning complex AI into practical tools, empowering companies, communities and individuals to adapt and thrive.
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Alec Treffers, whose Instagram account focuses on motherhood, healthy food and fitness, demystified what goes into creating multiple posts a day while parenting her two young children.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Alec Treffers, whose Instagram account focuses on motherhood, healthy food and fitness, demystified what goes into creating multiple posts a day while parenting her two young children.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demystified
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Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The effects of the RBI's outsized rate cut of 50 basis points in June have yet to filter through the economy, explained Malhotra, adding that the decision to hold rates steady was unanimous.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The retailer clarified that law enforcement has not alleged that the products were counterfeit.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Authorities have arrested Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, on suspicion of murder, though the Vallejo Police Department has not declared a motive or clarified whether the two knew each other.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Replacing the national flags—symbols of the UN’s unity—with items common in Ghana, Mahama illustrated how easily materials from the nation could reach the US, while ordinary Ghanaians cannot travel as freely as the objects produced in their country.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The crossover is written by Steve Orlando and illustrated by Travis Mercer, with covers by Lucas Meyer.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel winners carried out experiments in the mid-1980s with an electronic circuit built of superconductors and demonstrated that quantum mechanics could also influence everyday objects under certain conditions.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Millions of Americans are willing to vote for a female presidential candidate — as demonstrated by the 2016 and 2024 elections.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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The relationships that Mark forms in the course of his career are similarly simplified—principally, his hearty bromance with Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader), who is first his trainer and then, entering the circuit himself, a competitor.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 1999, the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) was released, which allowed mobile phones to receive and display simplified, phone-friendly pages using WML instead of the standard HTML markup language.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Demystified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demystified. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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