CLEARING (UP) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

clearing (up)

verb

Definition of clearing (up)

present participle of clear (up)

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable a simple explanation cleared the matter up

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The rich collections do a great job of honoring visual traditions and explaining their connections to real people and real places.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
China’s leading firms are still just approaching top US labs in capabilities, partly explaining their lack of transparency.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of explaining

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Before meeting with a patient advocate, identify your main objectives – for example, preparing for a transition home, clarifying a treatment plan or understanding medication changes.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
In November 2025, South Korea proposed talks on clarifying the borderline, but North Korea didn’t respond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarifying

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Chinese media also reported that participating forces were stationed underground during the exercise to protect them from drone attacks, illustrating how persistent aerial surveillance and strike drones are changing battlefield operations.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Crowley won the primary by a half percentage point — roughly 3,800 votes — illustrating Democrats’ soul-searching in the Upper Midwestern swing state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustrating

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Alongside the tanker, one team focused on demonstrating a hydrogen fuel cell aboard an offshore wind turbine work vessel.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Students in Liège, Belgium, began demonstrating Thursday, and high schools there were closed Friday.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of demonstrating

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As red smoke billowed above them, the students stood in front of large gray letters spelling out the school's name, holding a Palestinian flag.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The 90-second video, uploaded to Instagram by content creator Ed Choi, was shot Sunday at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, where Raman held a rally spelling out her plan for her first 100 days as mayor.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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clearing (up)

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