- present tense form of clarify (3rd person singular).
clarifies
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
Locke, 22, jokes that a lot of the time people are just handed producer credits, but clarifies "we actually put some effort in and took it seriously".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Food poems,” she clarifies, raising a hand to stop the chatter.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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