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Recent Examples of all clear
The court’s ruling wasn’t an all clear for investors to bid up stocks that have been hurt by the tariffs, though.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Feb. 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
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Feb. 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
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Scaling production of the solid-state battery With validation of the material chemistry and passing preliminary safety stress tests, the A-sample provides the foundational green light needed to move toward vehicle integration and eventual mass production.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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Damion Scott of East Bay Housing Organizations said Tuesday the city’s green light to displace homeless residents would reliably direct them to lower-income neighborhoods instead of wealthier communities in the Oakland Hills.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some travelers have even tucked it under the headrest of the seat in front of them (with the passenger’s permission).—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
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Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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“All clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20clear. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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