as in explaining
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 demystifying
The practice also emphasizes outreach, hosting educational seminars aimed at demystifying documentation timelines and encouraging earlier medical reporting.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
In 2007, McKeller released her first book, Math Doesn’t Suck, demystifying concepts like fractions, decimals, percents, and algebra for girls in middle school.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
For Willis, who has spent years demystifying skincare online for her massive audience, the collaboration made perfect sense.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Senemar began by demystifying the transition from perimenopause to menopause.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Language models are flagging coding errors, demystifying payer rules, and reducing costly denials.
—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
In 2007, McKeller released her first book, Math Doesn’t Suck, demystifying concepts like fractions, decimals, percents, and algebra for girls in middle school.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
For Willis, who has spent years demystifying skincare online for her massive audience, the collaboration made perfect sense.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Senemar began by demystifying the transition from perimenopause to menopause.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Language models are flagging coding errors, demystifying payer rules, and reducing costly denials.
—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demystifying
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In between explaining the Capex increase, executives on Wednesday's call played up AI wins from the quarter.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Now, Mikayla offers some clarification on what was actually going on in the video, explaining to PEOPLE that this video was taken 24 hours after baby Callum was born.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Within days of the executive order, OPM issued formal government-wide implementation guidance clarifying how agencies should identify and reclassify covered positions.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Aides said the Pretti death was such a clarifying moment for their bosses that inaction was no longer an option.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to the company, the system allows multiple humanoid robots to function together autonomously, illustrating how teams of robots could be deployed and managed in real-world industrial environments, such as manufacturing facilities.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jelou And The Rise Of Transactional AI One company illustrating this shift is Jelou, which recently raised $10 million to expand its transactional AI platform across the Americas.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Two recent novels go behind the walls of anchorite and lunatic cells in different centuries and for different purposes, yet wind up demonstrating how women forced by circumstance behind walls influence the lives of others into the future.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Industry pioneer Candela is aiming to change minds, demonstrating that its foiling e-ferry can go the distance and make use of existing or mobile chargers along the way.—
Stefan Ionescu
February 04,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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His priorities include supporting domestic energy production, lowering and simplifying federal taxes, and enforcing existing immigration laws.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Platform Positioning and Accessibility The company emphasizes the platform’s ease of use compared with typical crypto exchanges and its goal of simplifying entry into digital assets, particularly for those traditionally daunted by complexity.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Demystifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demystifying. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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