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adjective

clarifying

that makes clear

In a sentence

Six example sentences with clarifying, each labelled with its topic.

  • One clarifying diagram of the water cycle did more for the class than three chapters of dense textbook prose.

    Science

  • The therapist asked one clarifying question, and suddenly the client could name the feeling she had circled for months.

    Psychology

  • A single clarifying error message, naming the missing file, cut our support tickets in half within one week.

    Technology

  • The judge issued a clarifying order that told both parties exactly which documents had to be handed over by Friday.

    Law

  • One clarifying distinction, between knowing that and knowing how, settled a debate that had run for a full semester.

    Philosophy

  • A clarifying email from the finance director explained the new expense rules in four lines, and the questions stopped.

    Business

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