clarify
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clear, distill (also distil), filter, fine, garble, purify
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The last time the sector posted a monthly decline in sales was in January 2017, when the number plunged 74.4% from a year earlier, as people were waiting for the government to clarify its subsidy policy for the year. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "Sales of electric vehicles in China are finally slowing," 13 Aug. 2019 That is, of course, an incredibly subjective measure, and Twitch soon had to update its guidelines to clarify how exactly they should be interpreted. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "This Is How Porn Ended Up on Ninja’s Zombie Twitch Channel," 13 Aug. 2019 But Tanner was able to clarify a detail missing from the report — whether the site's automatic fire suppression system activated. — Perry Vandell, azcentral, "First report on Surprise APS battery explosion that hospitalized firefighters offers few answers," 9 Aug. 2019 Blakeney posted another bikini pic just a few days ago to clarify her thoughts on self-love. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "Justina Blakeney Posts Bikini Photo to Get Real About Loving Herself: “I Do Not Think I Am Brave"," 31 July 2019 A half dozen San Diego County staff members led two community outreach forums to clarify issues surrounding the cleanup of Santa Maria Creek. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "County staff share guidelines for cleaning creek," 25 July 2019 This article has been updated to clarify that Shimizu, Klemmerm and Godfreee are all breaking the story for Legends of Tomorrow season 5. — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, "How DC's Legends of Tomorrow is living its best life as TV's superhero underdog," 18 July 2019 Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that a probe attached to one of the lunar module’s footpads made first contact on the surface of the moon. — Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, "Apollo 11 at 50: How the moon landing changed the world," 16 July 2019 Previously known as the Department of Rehabilitation Services, the agency is changing its name to clarify its mission after the state Department of Aging was moved into the broader department. — Christopher Keating, courant.com, "Gov. Lamont approves agency name change on aging and disabilities," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clarify.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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