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Recent Examples of clarifier
At the time of the incident, EPA investigators found crude oil in the treatment plant’s aeration basins, its final clarifier tanks and its fats, oils and greases handling facility.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
As the biofilm degrades, sludge settles in a secondary clarifier.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
To help the search engine understand what users need, Agrawal developed a query clarifier that asked them to refine their search.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
As the biofilm degrades, sludge settles in a secondary clarifier.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
To help the search engine understand what users need, Agrawal developed a query clarifier that asked them to refine their search.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarifier
Noun
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At the core of their work, journalists observe events, filter signal from noise, and translate complexity into narrative.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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For a deeper clean, Stein suggests soaking the filter in a mixture of warm water and mild dish soap.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps most impressively, the process is also reported to double as a purifier with some optimization.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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This ghost rattles industrial hoses and temporarily melds with an air purifier.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Argor-Heraeus' CEO Robin Kolvenbach holds one kilo bars of silver and gold at the plant of refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus in Mendrisio, Switzerland, July 13, 2022.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Coins also tend to be easier to pass along to heirs, since they're widely understood and don't require explanation about refiner marks or bar serial numbers.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Clarifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clarifier. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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