clarify
verb (used with object)
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
clarifies
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present tense formof clarify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Dolan clarifies that there are no guarantees:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The final version — which has Beutner’s approval — clarifies that small schools or small school districts can pool their money to share an arts teacher, provided that every school gets the additional arts instruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The proposed regulations unveiled this week “really clarifies a lot of what employers were waiting for,” said Dorian Smith, leader of Mercer’s law and policy practice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s not that the clothes were ever disappointing, she clarifies — it’s just that the anticipation was such a big part of the process.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“When you stayed at the lightning tree, and she and Johanna Mason took the coil of wire down to the water,” Caesar clarifies.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
