all clear

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Recent Examples of all clear Their screens reflected all clear, yet within two hours, power outages cascaded through the interconnected grid. Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Bettors, though, think the news is an all clear signal. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 The school received an all clear to resume its normal schedule. Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 The good news right now is that the roads are all clear. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026 Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all clear
Noun
  • But the bigger point here is that quite often Disney will defend their green lights of franchise movies for the greater good of the ancillaries.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2026
  • The fact that your deck convinced the board to green light the acquisition is an outcome.
    Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Since then, the IRGC has charged tolls on ships granted permission and attacked any that tried to cross unauthorized.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • But North Carolina is a Dillon Rule state, meaning Charlotte can only pass policies if the state has given it explicit permission to do so.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026

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“All clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20clear. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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