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
She’s already done and waiting for Solène to clear out her tasks before going to bed; the camera cuts to Solène doing handstands in the main salon.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The Haitian government has cleared out some encampments and is trying to relocate more people, especially those housed on the grounds of schools.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Showers and storms had been hovering around the area before warmups, but had initially cleared out.
—Noah Gerkey, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Research also suggests that as the day goes on, waste accumulates in the brain that sleep helps clear out, Carvalho said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The Haitian government has cleared out some encampments and is trying to relocate more people, especially those housed on the grounds of schools.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Showers and storms had been hovering around the area before warmups, but had initially cleared out.
—Noah Gerkey, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Research also suggests that as the day goes on, waste accumulates in the brain that sleep helps clear out, Carvalho said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear out
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The events of season 3 left these three core characters dispersed.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Terminix also recommends using natural repellents to disperse ladybugs.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Previously, the story followed Zagreus, the painfully cool son of Hades who spent his days making a break for the surface world to escape the overbearing grip of his father.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Despite sustaining some minor injuries — Ethan sustained several cuts, scrapes and bruises while Brandon sustained a small burn on his forehead and scarring on his hands — the pair escaped relatively unscathed, physically.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Routh allegedly fled the scene but was later arrested by a local sheriff's office on a nearby interstate.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The suspects fled the scene in multiple vehicles.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Univisión moved the Premios Juventud to Panama and the Latin Grammys to Las Vegas, after hosting the 2024 event here.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Despite 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque just busting to get out from under its hood, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale sporty SUV needs an infusion of theatricality.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn has one of her followers, Dwyane (Brandon Jay McLaren), track Alex to ensure none of the info gets out to the public.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey exited the game with what appears to be a significant hamstring injury.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Private equity buyout accounted for 40% of technology exits in the $100 million-$500 million range in Europe, roughly twice the proportion in the US.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Also, there is no Santa, but Alexia’s gay Jonny is there to trash-talk Todd once more before flying home to Spain.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The weapon can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm’s way.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Clear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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