as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we'll need official clearance before publishing this editorial
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Recent Examples of clearance
Trim back any bushes or plants near the unit, aiming for at least 2 feet of clearance on all sides.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
The move starts when Austria’s Phillipp Mwene makes a clearance which goes out of play off team-mate Michael Gregoritsch’s head.
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Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
About four minutes into the match, Manu Koné—curiously alone at the top of Norway’s box—trapped a clearance attempt and rifled a shot on goal, which Norway’s keeper, Egil Selvik, diving, punched away.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
That’s not massive clearance, but then again, you’re not expected to jump over logs on an enduro trail with this.
—
Utkarsh Sood
june 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for clearance
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
The move starts when Austria’s Phillipp Mwene makes a clearance which goes out of play off team-mate Michael Gregoritsch’s head.
—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
About four minutes into the match, Manu Koné—curiously alone at the top of Norway’s box—trapped a clearance attempt and rifled a shot on goal, which Norway’s keeper, Egil Selvik, diving, punched away.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
That’s not massive clearance, but then again, you’re not expected to jump over logs on an enduro trail with this.
—
Utkarsh Sood
june 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for clearance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearance
Noun
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Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Comic books until then had been strictly boys’-own adventures, with titles like Eagle and Hotspur, that gave young boys permission to revel in the grim 20th century wars their fathers had fought in.
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Patients must meet eligibility requirements, obtain a prescription and receive prior authorization approval through CMS before coverage begins.
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If a taxpayer needs help from someone like a return preparer or another third party who needs to access the taxpayer’s information to support a Kwong claim, the IRS requires an authorization form (IRS Form 8821).
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That describes cases in which a broker enrolled a consumer in an ACA plan without their consent.
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Earlier this month, the court struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives express consent.
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But, as is often the case with these kinds of monkey’s paws, the granting of a wish comes at a great cost—the wishmaker’s life.
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In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity.
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“Clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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