1
as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits
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2
as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
it would help if you could clarify your position for us
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Recent Examples of clarify
The motion clarifies that the fines can be issued against those who organize, participate in and watch the events.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities have not clarified if anyone was onboard or if Davis was fishing solo in the three-day event, which was the third stop on the Tackle Warehouse Invitational circuit.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Reid clarified that the agreement to lease 20 acres to True Gritt had not yet been formalized, because the plans for the complex await city approvals.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
This framework is best suited for companies needing to clarify their differentiation in a competitive space.
—Diana Khramina, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities have not clarified if anyone was onboard or if Davis was fishing solo in the three-day event, which was the third stop on the Tackle Warehouse Invitational circuit.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Reid clarified that the agreement to lease 20 acres to True Gritt had not yet been formalized, because the plans for the complex await city approvals.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
This framework is best suited for companies needing to clarify their differentiation in a competitive space.
—Diana Khramina, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jefferson’s Reserve Cask Strength is an eight-year-old bourbon that is non-chill filtered and bottled at 130 proof (65 percent ABV).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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More research is needed to determine if this priming has an impact on those who have difficulty filtering out background noise, such as people with hearing loss or ADHD.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the independence, the Brookings Institution explains, is that politicians tend to want lower interest rates because lower rates stimulate the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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If yes, please explain: Only at the misdemeanor level.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Now refining that focus even further, which companies are benefiting from trends that are too powerful to be derailed by the current forces driving the market down?—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their team is constantly working to refine their products based on feedback from families while exploring what other essentials might be missing for kids who have outgrown the baby aisle but aren't ready for adult products.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the graphic above illustrates, Galatasaray’s Napoli loanee can find space to shoot, even with limited service.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her own work has illustrated how different brain regions activate when processing English or Chinese sentences because of their differing linguistic properties.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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But extracting resources out of Greenland poses many challenges.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Mission – Sam Wilson tries to extract information out of Agent Taylor in the boxing ring.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Jack Moorhouse, a 19-year-old midfielder, has demonstrated an ability to pick up the ball and carry it up the pitch at youth level — an attribute sorely lacking among the first-team squad.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Surprising Loyalty and Stability Despite their reputation for independence and skepticism, Gen X demonstrates remarkable workplace loyalty compared to younger generations.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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He also was fined $75,000 for having a gun celebration after being told by the NBA not to do something like that again.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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A day after Morant again used his aiming-a-gun gesture to celebrate making 3-pointers, the Grizzlies’ star was fined $75,000 by the league Friday.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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And in 2009, domestic box office revenue cleared $10 billion for the first time.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Apr. 2025
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The company implemented diversity goals, cleared years of freelancer debt, and committed to becoming carbon-neutral within five years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Clarify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarify. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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