Definition of clearing
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Examples of clearing in a Sentence
the clearing of the table
the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest
We found a clearing in the forest.
Recent Examples of clearing from the Web
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The family googled William Land Service and the first business to pop up was a land clearing business in North Alabama.
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There is the inevitable clearing of the throat, the pause, the shift in tone.
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There is the inevitable clearing of the throat, the pause, the shift in tone.
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Tissue clearing—the process of making cells more translucent—was invented around a century ago, and has been used in imaging for cancer research, bacterial infections, and autoimmune diseases for more than a decade.
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The financial threat this time around looks lower than in the case of Sudan, when America’s authorities withdrew the bank’s access to dollar clearing for some transactions for a year.
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Share Charlotte is a clearing house for volunteer needs in the region.
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Through tonight: Skies should continue a clearing trend, with just partly cloudy conditions expected overnight.
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Donna Tsikurios sat at the clearing, the camera on her phone fired up and recording the lifeguards frolicking over the bright vinyl jungle gym sitting just beyond the shallow waters of Whiting's Whihala Beach.
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First Known Use of clearing
14th century
CLEARING Defined for English Language Learners
clearing
playDefinition of clearing for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of making something clear or of becoming clear
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: an open area of land in which there are no trees
CLEARING Defined for Kids
clearing
playDefinition of clearing for Students
: an open area of land in which there are no trees We found a clearing in the forest.
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