as in illuminating
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as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits
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as in explaining
to make plain or understandable
it would help if you could clarify your position for us
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Recent Examples of clarifying
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
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Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Though, as Gorsuch also notes, with the power now more firmly in the president’s hands, the ruling will also raise new questions and will likely require more action from Congress or more clarifying decisions from the Court itself.
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
In addition to clarifying one claim, NYT also agreed to voluntarily dismiss two claims of contributory copyright infringement and trademark dilution against all defendants.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
What’s more, a clarifying shampoo will make your hair more silky, manageable, and easy to style because it’s not weighed down by grease, dry shampoo, and excess product.
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Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
While the actual impact of the federal measure on local housing remains to be seen, Congress has nonetheless passed its largest housing bill in decades while also partly clarifying the public debate over affordability.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions, said talks included clarifying what Iran meant by recent statements about the Strait of Hormuz.
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Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Verb
German courts are clarifying a gray area in the 2024 cannabis reform regarding the legal status of cannabis cuttings.
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Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Though, as Gorsuch also notes, with the power now more firmly in the president’s hands, the ruling will also raise new questions and will likely require more action from Congress or more clarifying decisions from the Court itself.
—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
In addition to clarifying one claim, NYT also agreed to voluntarily dismiss two claims of contributory copyright infringement and trademark dilution against all defendants.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
What’s more, a clarifying shampoo will make your hair more silky, manageable, and easy to style because it’s not weighed down by grease, dry shampoo, and excess product.
—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
While the actual impact of the federal measure on local housing remains to be seen, Congress has nonetheless passed its largest housing bill in decades while also partly clarifying the public debate over affordability.
—
The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions, said talks included clarifying what Iran meant by recent statements about the Strait of Hormuz.
—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarifying
Adjective
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This marks an illuminating midpoint in the retrograde cycle, offering insight into the conversations, memories and emotional patterns that have recently resurfaced.
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The monitor has stunning contrast as well, with 1000 nit peak brightness to bring out the both the most illuminating and darkest corners of the screen.
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Anthropic, citing both legal obligation and the technical impossibility of filtering users by nationality in real time, shut both models down globally despite their value.
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Your lymphatic system has been running quietly in the background your whole life, filtering waste, shuttling immune cells and moving fluid that your circulatory system leaves behind.
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Infographic explaining Euclid's survey ESA The original image was captured in black and white, but color was added using observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located in Hawaii.
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The original is a minor Harding work, Bacon said, explaining why judges might not have recognized Allan’s submission as a re-creation.
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There are a lot of explanatory factors, and one is OGX's Renewing Penetrating Argan Hair Oil.
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Now the castle is in ruins (though with explanatory signage), with hiking paths, a museum, and a 1,200-foot pedestrian suspension bridge that sways 300 feet above the valley floor.
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Cisco has built and is refining an AI tool for investor relations that analyzes its financial history alongside competitors’ earnings calls and can anticipate likely questions from specific analysts.
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But after auditioning for the choir at LaGuardia High School — a public arts high school famed for refining the talents of stars like Timothée Chalamet, Nicki Minaj and Liza Minnelli — Selines set off on a different journey.
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The rain and the plumbing disasters and the reservation-system crises and Richie’s inability to cancel anyone’s dinner all come right on top of one another, illustrating how frightening and overwhelming the day has become.
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While investors concentrate on NVIDIA's staggering growth rate, an even more revealing figure resides in its supply commitments, illustrating a calculated strategy to satisfy demand that skeptics argue may not be viable.
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The most revealing moment of Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup campaign may not have come during the group stage.
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Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds have long been tight with Swift, with the singer even name-dropping (and name-revealing, once) the couple’s children in her work.
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EgoLab, an Indian data aggregation company among those extracting this information from apparel factories, according to The Guardian, has a clientele that includes major companies like Tesla.
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The industry is shifting from migration to optimization, focusing on extracting maximum value from richer payment data.
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“Clarifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarifying. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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