as in explained
to make plain or understandable
a simple explanation cleared the matter up
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Army officials explained that the system is being considered as a mid-range defense option, filling the gap between electronic warfare tools and costly missile interceptors.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026 -
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had already explained that the Siri interface was hidden in the initial marketing for WWDC26.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Though the top judge later clarified that his remarks related only to individuals with spurious degrees and not India’s youth in general, the remarks kicked up a social media storm—which fueled thousands of sign-ups on CJP’s website, taking even Dipke by surprise.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 May 2026
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An official later reportedly clarified that the post was Kim's opinion, and not a subject of formal discussions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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Sometimes the decision is obvious, necessitated by the availability of gravitational slingshots from planets, as illustrated by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Most of them are illustrated, too, which helps with recall.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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The Premier League’s sudden obsession with dead-ball situations is best demonstrated by Brentford deciding to replace Frank with Keith Andrews, who previously was the club’s set-piece coach.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Past players have demonstrated that Minecraft is Turing complete, meaning that any computer program can be implemented within the game.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
25 May 2026
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The latest launches have simplified skin care routines with three-in-one formulations such as Good Weather Skin’s new All-Over Sun Milk.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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The model found a construction that broke a central belief in discrete geometry, which humans then refined, simplified and explained the proof.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Cleared (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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