Thesaurus results for CLARIFICATIONS

clarifications

noun

plural of clarification

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a statement that makes something clear after that clarification, I find I actually agree with you

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Recent Examples of clarifications Not every delay means a denial With millions of claims filed nationally, insurers often pause to request records, doctor opinions, or simple clarifications before approving treatment. — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026 Senator Durbin, who's the top Democrat on Judiciary, said these new clarifications-they're unenforceable. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Players each have 30 seconds on a personal clock, so whoever takes the longest and runs out of time first — sometimes because Jacquis calls for detailed clarifications — gets booted. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026 The bill would roll out several regulations on the industry, including clarifications on player transfers and payments, rules on midseason coach movement, and a ban on professional players from reentering the NCAA. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026 Small clarifications can prevent large amounts of unnecessary interpretation. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 When Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi noted that the Strait of Hormuz was open for commercial shipping last week, he was sharply attacked by regime hard-liners, forcing other officials to issue swift clarifications. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 This article was updated to include additional comment from Anthropic and clarifications of some technical details by one of the sources. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 Additional clarifications regarding the fire were still being sought Friday. — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 14 Mar. 2026

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Still other explanations presume that the gods’ artistic representations in ritual settings are the basis of the meaning of their multiform appearances.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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One may reasonably surmise that the city’s corporation counsel is weighing whether Bally’s contract interpretations need to be decided by a judge.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The result is a sprawling theory combining paranoid interpretations of current events with historical conspiracies.

— Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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