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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 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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These include: Shortness of breath Hoarseness Vocal fatigue Chronic throat clearingExcessive throat mucus Postnasal drip Difficulty swallowing Nasal congestion Noisy breathing Snoring Choking episodes The major underlying cause: diet.
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Traffickers in the region had to figure out a way to funnel their money into the legal economy, and land clearing—in the form of cattle ranching, agro-industrial plantations, and timber extraction—was the preferred way to do it.
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The Overtown neighborhood was broken in those years with a great loss of housing from the construction of the I-95/I-395 interchange and the urban renewal/land clearing activities of the government.
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A plea to hold off worked (sort of) on Thursday — but instead of applause there were outbreaks of between-movement coughs and throat-clearings.
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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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