CLARIFIED Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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verb

past tense of clarify

as in refined

to remove usually visible impurities from clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

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as in explained

to make plain or understandable it would help if you could clarify your position for us

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Adjective

The nine courses move between drink and dish, from a Sundarban honey mead with cotton candy to a Tooyamalli rice cocktail with clarified rasam, whiskey and rice foam, served alongside a Gunpowder Idli filled with pepper crab and caviar. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 SpaceX is reluctant to divulge details on how this works, but last year a NASA experiment called Starling clarified parts of the process. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 How will roles need to be re-designed or re-clarified? — Paula Davis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The bar serves a clarified nut-milk punch inspired by Caribbean black cake, while the kitchen turns Carolina Gold rice into sake. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 The final regulation the IRS released Friday names over 70 occupations that may receive tips which may qualify for the deduction, as well as a clarified definition of qualifying tips. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 These songs have the clarified rush of an emotional pressure change, like the sensation of removing foam earplugs. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026 Learn more about clarified butter and how to channel Martha when preparing the day’s most important meal. — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

The moon is a natural satellite, Google clarified for them live on-air. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 The government later clarified that Moscow’s attempts to interfere were unsuccessful. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Paviour clarified that the ballot measure was retroactive to respond as attendees asked about what would happen if billionaires left California. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The Pentagon later clarified that the execution would be livestreamed, a decision that is being decried by Republican lawmakers. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Verizon also clarified that not every customer who received a notice about the copper retirement plan would lose their traditional landline service. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Officials in the Pentagon clarified Thursday that the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Olivia Rodrigo has clarified both her stance on artificial intelligence and her relationship status after the two issues overlapped for the pop star this summer. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Crash axes The UAE’s attorney general’s statement was the first time authorities have clarified the weapon the attacker used. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

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Adjective

Scaling remains major challenge Beyond reducing errors, Google’s researchers demonstrated that the purified quantum states could be transferred between two different error-correction methods.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
By 2023, Amazon Web Services was using purified wastewater in 20 data centers.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of purified

Verb

The database can be filtered by gender, region, size and other characteristics, providing a more detailed view of the populations brands are designing for.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Results can be searched and filtered, and files can be previewed before recovery.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of filtered

Verb

From Texas to beyond The couple initially considered limiting their contribution to Texas, Michael explained at the event, before deciding to expand the initiative nationwide.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Spagnuolo explained that the recognition is awarded only after a Chiefs victory, with the coaching staff putting together a highlight tape the following Saturday morning.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of explained

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Their opportunity came during the cross-examination of Elizabeth Riddell, an FBI case manager who had extracted messages and other data from the cellphones of defendants in the case.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Both the driver and semi were taken to the Newton-Azrak Station in Murrieta, where hazardous response specialists extracted the liquid contents from the tank, which tested positive for meth, the release said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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Written and illustrated by Endrime co-founder Mohsin Sajid, the 120-page book focuses on making a 5-pocket selvedge Endrime jean—a fit based on a 1937 jean.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
That means judges in other states could rule for players, a point illustrated by litigation in Louisiana regarding the return of NFL players to LSU.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustrated

Adjective

Cringe may be excruciating, but post-cringe would be pure horror.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
This gift box contains eight bars, spanning from 58 to 80% cacao, in flavors like banana foster and green tea crunch for the adventurous and pink sea salt or pure cacao, dates, and vanilla for the purists.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pure

Verb

There is accumulation of food residue on some of the equipment that has not been cleaned recently such as refrigerators and prep table.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The Lowman Ranger District did not respond to questions about how frequently the site’s bathrooms are cleaned or trash is removed.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026

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