clear out

verb

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1
as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

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2
as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

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3
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest

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Recent Examples of clear out But the lack of prescribed burning, a practice long used by indigenous people to clear out dead plants and to keep landscapes healthy, has left these trees vulnerable. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Rain chances are expected to lessen Thursday night as the weather system clears out by Friday morning, the weather service said. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 Break down and recycle those bulky boxes to clear out attic clutter instantly, or try repurposing cardboard boxes in your garden. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2026 The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out. — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clear out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear out
  1. disperse
  2. escape
  3. depart
  4. flee
  5. move
  6. get out
  7. exit
  8. fly
Verb
  • A lot of the time, Deadline first exclusively breaks news that disperses to other outlets and, eventually, social media.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Late Tuesday, a student rally turned violent, with demonstrators smashing shop windows and rioting as police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • For all its tests, the company builds realistic simulated environments, red teams these environments itself and with third parties to see whether they can be escaped, and monitors what agents do.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the work of recovery is about treating whatever is causing people to escape their lives into endless scrolling and stimulation, Kardaras says.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of escape
Verb
  • Strategy briefly departed from that stance earlier this year, however, selling Bitcoin on four separate occasions during a bear market that pushed the cryptocurrency’s price as low as $58,000 in June.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Guest and Crystal both departed SNL after the conclusion of season 10.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • The case centers on the Cuban government shooting down two Brothers to the Rescue flights, a civilian rescue group dedicated to saving refugees fleeing the authoritarian Castro regime — then run by Raul Castro’s older brother Fidel.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Several reports say the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and fled after firing.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of flee
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  • Components can move from machining to assembly on the same day or the following day, enabling teams to test design changes on physical hardware sooner.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, the higher PPI is pointing to an economy that is gradually moving away from deflationary pressures even if the recovery remains uneven, said Hao Zhou, chief economist at Guotai Junan International Holdings.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
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  • Speakers urge early votes A series of speakers on stage pushed a message to get out the vote ahead of the midterm elections in November.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Over the next five years, with the loss of conference championship games, the network would pay for those leagues to get out of marketing agreements, along with the revenue generated from those same conference title weekends.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of get out
Verb
  • Understanding the financial consequences to both the business and the other marital assets—such as exiting a legal agreement or selling property—is time well spent before the terms of a divorce are accepted.
    — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After the couple exited the hotel and were detained, officers executed a search warrant on their hotel room, recovering a firearm and supporting evidence consistent with the crime scene, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of exit
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  • The company had been gearing up to fly several more this year having already been given approval to fly as many as 12 times a year.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • For the 31st time as secretary of state, Marco Rubio has left on a trip abroad, flying to Uzbekistan and later India amid rumblings that America's top diplomat is ignoring pressing matters in favor of politically safer visits and meetings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
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