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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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But there should be at least some partial clearing at the coast.
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These modifications allowed the agency to relax restrictions on a variety of issues, ranging from riparian damage to the clearing of old-growth trees to the impact of the pipeline on the AT.
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In a muddy clearing about half the size of a football field, several thousand rice paddy planters and taxi drivers join an elbow-to-elbow scrum, waiting in darkness in Jerlun, a rural village in northwest Malaysia.
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Tuesday’s morning clouds shouldn’t be as thick and some clearing is expected through the afternoon.
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Last week, John Parke of NJ Audubon returned to a clearing on a cranberry farm deep in the Pinelands, attempting to see how many — if any — of 80 wild quail released shortly after a nor’easter had survived.
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Mezahi says the Vice team eventually forced its way out of the crowd to a clearing, where police officers came to their aid.
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The video shifts to an overhead view near the team waiting at the clearing, and two trucks can be seen moving into the frame.
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Site work and clearing has already begun on the half-acre site at Trade and Church streets.
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First Known Use of clearing
14th century
clearing Synonyms
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accusation, arraignment, impeachment, incrimination, indictment;
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CLEARING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
Definition 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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