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
Sinclair is exploring merger options for its broadcast business, which would also require FCC clearance, CNBC reported.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The third count, meanwhile, charges Duterte with the murder of 43 people and attempted murder of two others, after the National Network conducted village-level drug clearance operations across the Philippines from 2016 to 2018.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Amad first closed down and blocked Moises Caicedo’s clearance deep in Chelsea’s half, then Mbeumo won a 50-50 for the loose ball with Chalobah.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
In the 1980s, 16-20 feet of clearance worked just fine when distribution was more about floor stacking and hand-moving pallets.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The third count, meanwhile, charges Duterte with the murder of 43 people and attempted murder of two others, after the National Network conducted village-level drug clearance operations across the Philippines from 2016 to 2018.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Amad first closed down and blocked Moises Caicedo’s clearance deep in Chelsea’s half, then Mbeumo won a 50-50 for the loose ball with Chalobah.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
In the 1980s, 16-20 feet of clearance worked just fine when distribution was more about floor stacking and hand-moving pallets.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearance
Noun
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The Death card shows up as sacred permission to shed a layer that no longer serves you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Reprinted by permission of Scribner, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Comey did not join in that authorization, the inspector general found.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Licenses must expire within one year, or the same date as the work authorization, whichever comes first.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Other teens reported being physically threatened and having explicit photos of themselves sent without consent.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearance. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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