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Recent Examples of all clear
Searches throughout the rest of the building came back all clear, Nolan said.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
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
So, this is all clear evidence that President Trump is absolutely adamant to bring this war to an end, but also to keep maximum pressure on Putin.
—ABC News, 10 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
The Brazil discovery, coupled with successes in Namibia, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Trinidad & Tobago, and an overt desire to raise both onshore and offshore production in the U.S., are all clear signs of a return to oil and gas basics, ahead of the arrival of incoming chairman Albert Manifold.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Defensive linemen, edge rushers, tight ends and receivers can all clear above $500,000, and some hovered close to $1 million in the winter portal window.
—Sam Khan Jr., New York Times, 1 May 2025
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
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
So, this is all clear evidence that President Trump is absolutely adamant to bring this war to an end, but also to keep maximum pressure on Putin.
—ABC News, 10 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
The Brazil discovery, coupled with successes in Namibia, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Trinidad & Tobago, and an overt desire to raise both onshore and offshore production in the U.S., are all clear signs of a return to oil and gas basics, ahead of the arrival of incoming chairman Albert Manifold.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Defensive linemen, edge rushers, tight ends and receivers can all clear above $500,000, and some hovered close to $1 million in the winter portal window.
—Sam Khan Jr., New York Times, 1 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all clear
green light
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Others just get giddy having a green light to upend society’s rules of decorum, even for a short window of time.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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“All clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20clear. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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