the all clear
noun
: an indication that a situation is no longer dangerous
"How will we know when it's safe to leave?" "I'll give you the all clear by blowing a whistle."
Doctors have given her the all clear and she should be back at work next week.
Examples of the all clear in a Sentence
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After Pepper’s birth and getting the all clear from her doctor, Case started running again six weeks postpartum.
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
District officials confirmed around 3:45 p.m. that law enforcement officials had given the all clear on campus and that families had been notified.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
After giving the all clear, Chhun, the operations manager at the nonprofit group Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD), removed his helmet.
—Anton L. Delgado, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The clever canine is captured standing frozen, waiting for the all clear, before attempting to climb onto a forbidden couch in a post to the platform by @maltimasi_ on January 30.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, Plastiras got the all clear two years after she was diagnosed.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The 41 year old was seen at the infield medical center, before being given the all clear.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Goetz’s last round of treatment came in December 2022, after which he was given the all clear.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Prior to receiving the all clear, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope aimed its camera array towards the meteor for a closer inspection of its size, thermal properties, and other details.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
District officials confirmed around 3:45 p.m. that law enforcement officials had given the all clear on campus and that families had been notified.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
After giving the all clear, Chhun, the operations manager at the nonprofit group Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD), removed his helmet.
—Anton L. Delgado, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The clever canine is captured standing frozen, waiting for the all clear, before attempting to climb onto a forbidden couch in a post to the platform by @maltimasi_ on January 30.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, Plastiras got the all clear two years after she was diagnosed.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The 41 year old was seen at the infield medical center, before being given the all clear.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Goetz’s last round of treatment came in December 2022, after which he was given the all clear.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Prior to receiving the all clear, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope aimed its camera array towards the meteor for a closer inspection of its size, thermal properties, and other details.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
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“The all clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20all%20clear. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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