clear up
(transitive) To clarify, to correct a misconception.
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Any chance this will clear up the term “ transracial”.
I also got shat on by a bird once. I was walking around a city centre and it landed directly on my bare arm. I went to a nearby makeup shop bc I knew they had tissues available to clear up makeup samples and wiped it…
Hope things clear up for ya Eve, or you can get medical attention if not. 🫂
happy to hear it's nothing serious and will clear up!
So coffee is working its way through my veins and I’m feeling slightly less bleh…..so that’s good I guess! Still a TINY bit queasy, hopefully THAT will clear up asap!
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(transitive) To clarify, to correct a misconception.
All of their symptoms cleared up after the mold was removed.
“happy to hear it's nothing serious and will clear up!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So coffee is working its way through my veins and I’m feeling slightly less bleh…..so that’s good I guess! Still a TINY bit queasy, hopefully THAT will clear up asap!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Jon Rahm ends DP World Tour dispute to secure Ryder Cup eligibility Jon Rahm has reportedly agreed a deal with the DP World Tour, paying off outstanding fines to settle his long-running dispute and clear up his eligibility to compete in the Ryder Cup and on the LIV Golf tour”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They clear up a bit sometimes idk we need to test him or something (can you allergy test dogs???)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hungary's competition watchdog GVH has launched a probe into Hungarian media group Indamedia Network's 2025 purchase of Ringier Hungary's assets in order to 'clear up some controversies' surrounding the transaction, it said on Tuesday.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive) To depart or disappear.
With the new cleanser, his skin cleared up in two weeks.
“Any chance this will clear up the term “ transracial”.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I also got shat on by a bird once. I was walking around a city centre and it landed directly on my bare arm. I went to a nearby makeup shop bc I knew they had tissues available to clear up makeup samples and wiped it off bc it was nearer than a public toilet”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hope things clear up for ya Eve, or you can get medical attention if not. 🫂”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive, of skin or medical images) To become free of certain blemishes.
His lung X-rays cleared up after they moved to Arizona.
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