as in to explain
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 demystify
What helped me in that moment was tapping into my network of leaders who overcame those hurdles and helped me decode and demystify the process in moving forward into a prominent leadership position.
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Lyric Christian, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
Industry leaders must demystify AI through training programs, workshops and transparent communication.
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—Wayne Liu, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
People in the industry were associated with a naïve techno-utopianism—the belief that problems of governance might be properly demystified as problems of engineering.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Information gleaned by the entourage of upcoming missions, will not only demystify Venus, Garvin said, but also present the gory details on chemistry, environments, fate of water, dynamics and human-scale landscapes on that enigmatic globe.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Lyric Christian, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
Industry leaders must demystify AI through training programs, workshops and transparent communication.
2.
—Wayne Liu, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
People in the industry were associated with a naïve techno-utopianism—the belief that problems of governance might be properly demystified as problems of engineering.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Information gleaned by the entourage of upcoming missions, will not only demystify Venus, Garvin said, but also present the gory details on chemistry, environments, fate of water, dynamics and human-scale landscapes on that enigmatic globe.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demystify
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The United States Department of Justice revealed the arrest on May 13, 2020, explaining that Fayne, who also goes by the name Arkansas Mo, had been arrested on federal bank fraud charges arising from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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This find is particularly exciting, explained Ritvik Basant, who is a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago and an author on a paper about the new discovery.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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This article has been updated to clarify that the U.S. Department of Education erroneously listed The University of Tulsa instead of the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa School of Medicine.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Statesman sent a city spokesperson several questions to try to clarify the timeline.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2025
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Such collections illustrate the unique and tough-to-replicate advantages of manufacturing in the City of Angels.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2025
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Overall Vital Considerations Of course, the example shown is a relatively simple one and was merely undertaken to quickly illustrate how this works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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It will also be demonstrated at stands including those of ATSC and the Ultra HD Forum.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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The partnership, which is inclusive of the club’s men’s and women’s teams, will drive awareness of the Maldives as a tourist destination, while demonstrating the activities, heritage and locations the island country has to offer.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, advocates on all sides of the debate have called for making sense of the myriad visa types and simplifying the system.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Most of Apple’s choices in the 16e seem to serve the goal of unifying the whole iPhone lineup to simplify the message for consumers and make things easier for Apple to manage efficiently, but the dropping of MagSafe is bizarre.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Demystify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demystify. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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