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Recent Examples of all clear
Meanwhile, firefighters searched for possible occupants inside the structure before it was deemed all clear.
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Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Searches throughout the rest of the building came back all clear, Nolan said.
—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
Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Searches throughout the rest of the building came back all clear, Nolan said.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all clear
Noun
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Sharpe’s role doesn’t come with a green light or a play call drawn up in his name.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Detectives determined that a white 2004 Chevrolet Silverado travelling at a high rate of speed ran a red light while traveling southbound on MO-291 and struck the passenger side of the Ford Ranger that was northbound with a green light, court records say.—
PJ Green
January 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hunt 0234 is valid on private and public lands in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, but private only in the southern Lower Peninsula, as well as Fort Custer military lands, with permission.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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At oral arguments, the justices expressed scepticism that the White House has the power to impose taxes on trade without the permission of Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“All clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20clear. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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