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
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
The most clarifying political moment of the era came with the 1912 presidential election, when corporate concentration was explicitly on the ballot.
—Zephyr Teachout, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Kyle's clarifying questions ultimately yield a few non-clarifying answers.
—Jodi Walker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2021
Hank Willis Thomas has meditated on the commercialization of Black stereotypes, in ways that are generally more clarifying than Colescott’s histrionic approach.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
Tuesday against Brooklyn's collection of wings will provide a more clarifying test.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 6 Mar. 2023
Biden administration officials say that the Russian invasion has been a clarifying moment for some of the bigger powers in Asia as financial sanctions and export bans have been put in place to check Russia.
—Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
Many of them, however, went to D.C. for two previous events, which were more clarifying.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
The president’s hospitalization is a clarifying moment for all, but especially for him.
—Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2020
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
This lack of clarity often causes disputes and even leads to issues with tenant retention and renewals if property managers do not take a proactive approach to clarifying their lease documents.
—Anthony A. Luna, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The Electoral Count Reform Act makes that approach more difficult by clarifying that the vice president's vote-counting role is ceremonial and by raising the number of votes in Congress needed to object to election results.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
The government introduced evidence showing a 1,000% rise in the use of such guns for criminal purposes in the years before the ATF issued its clarifying rule.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Mowry shut down those assumptions, clarifying that the comments pertained to physical distance.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
This clarifying toner exfoliates skin to gently remove debris and dead skin cells, while rosemary, aloe, and chamomile extract soften and soothe.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
President Biden came out in favor of 18-year term limits and an enforceable code of ethics for the justices, as well as a constitutional amendment clarifying that former presidents are not immune from federal prosecution.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
The clarifying process can remove some of the flavor along with the color which leads some distillers to use additives.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
But this was a clarifying moment for me, as the photo’s release validated other information my source had been sharing in recent weeks.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
The most clarifying political moment of the era came with the 1912 presidential election, when corporate concentration was explicitly on the ballot.
—Zephyr Teachout, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Kyle's clarifying questions ultimately yield a few non-clarifying answers.
—Jodi Walker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2021
Hank Willis Thomas has meditated on the commercialization of Black stereotypes, in ways that are generally more clarifying than Colescott’s histrionic approach.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
Tuesday against Brooklyn's collection of wings will provide a more clarifying test.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 6 Mar. 2023
Biden administration officials say that the Russian invasion has been a clarifying moment for some of the bigger powers in Asia as financial sanctions and export bans have been put in place to check Russia.
—Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
Many of them, however, went to D.C. for two previous events, which were more clarifying.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
The president’s hospitalization is a clarifying moment for all, but especially for him.
—Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2020
Verb
These grand pronouncements are being made at the same time that a flurry of industry news has been clarifying AI’s historically immense energy and capital requirements.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
This lack of clarity often causes disputes and even leads to issues with tenant retention and renewals if property managers do not take a proactive approach to clarifying their lease documents.
—Anthony A. Luna, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The Electoral Count Reform Act makes that approach more difficult by clarifying that the vice president's vote-counting role is ceremonial and by raising the number of votes in Congress needed to object to election results.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
The government introduced evidence showing a 1,000% rise in the use of such guns for criminal purposes in the years before the ATF issued its clarifying rule.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Mowry shut down those assumptions, clarifying that the comments pertained to physical distance.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
This clarifying toner exfoliates skin to gently remove debris and dead skin cells, while rosemary, aloe, and chamomile extract soften and soothe.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
President Biden came out in favor of 18-year term limits and an enforceable code of ethics for the justices, as well as a constitutional amendment clarifying that former presidents are not immune from federal prosecution.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
The clarifying process can remove some of the flavor along with the color which leads some distillers to use additives.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarifying
Adjective
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Meanwhile, his probing questions in the jury room lead other jurors to doubt—and even to legally dubious actions that prove even more illuminating than the legalistic ones of the trial itself.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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This switch-up is emblematic of the good intentions showrunner Lee Eisenberg (writer for The Office and co-creator of Jury Duty) and his writers bring to this material, as well as Lessons in Chemistry’s chief shortcoming: an inability to adapt its source material in startling or illuminating ways.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Verb
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In explaining the Title IX regulation, the Biden administration cited a 2020 Supreme Court decision that discrimination against LGBTQ employees in the workplace is a violation of a federal gender equality law.Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But Alhadeff supports the ban, explaining that emergency protocols are in place to help alleviate those concerns.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Having lost his memory and, with it, some of this explanatory mediation, Craint shares something with a child negotiating the world for the first time.Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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That’s monitored via a mobile app and a live camera feed, while passers-by are mollified by the cabin temperature shown on the car’s main display screen alongside an explanatory graphic.Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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This year, Roberts saw a different late-season mindset from the 31-year-old, a singular focus on refining the feels in his short, explosive swing and tapping back into his top form.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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This involves formulating hypotheses, testing them and refining them based on observed outcomes.Thomas Lim, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Despite his early involvement, his stake was drastically reduced, illustrating how even someone with a significant role in a business can end up with far less than expected.Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Williams clearly sensed the unique way that animation can amplify certain emotions, illustrating abstract ideas with pop-art visuals.Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Set the example for your colleagues, your vendors, your company and your family by demonstrating and living it.Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Advocate for integrating automation tools in your workflow, demonstrating how these technologies can enhance your performance and contribute to organizational success.Santhosh Vijayabaskar, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In the same episode, a weekly Festive Face-Off involves an emotionally revealing ugly Christmas sweater showdown.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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More revealing still, these areas of excellence varied among top performers.Joseph Folkman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Clarifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarifying. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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