as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we'll need official clearance before publishing this editorial
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Recent Examples of clearance
Some mining companies received licenses to work inside sites without clearance from the antiquities authority due to war conditions.
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Eissa Dafallah, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Chelsea were fortunate to go in at half-time with the scores level at 1-1, needing a bit of luck when a clearance hit goalkeeper Okonkwo and ended up in the Wrexham net.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI received clearance, but their systems can’t be deployed or adopted overnight.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
While 16 vessels are waiting for clearance or instructions on their next move, 43 already diverted to alternate ports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for clearance
Eissa Dafallah, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Chelsea were fortunate to go in at half-time with the scores level at 1-1, needing a bit of luck when a clearance hit goalkeeper Okonkwo and ended up in the Wrexham net.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI received clearance, but their systems can’t be deployed or adopted overnight.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
While 16 vessels are waiting for clearance or instructions on their next move, 43 already diverted to alternate ports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for clearance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearance
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With this special permission from the DOC Kakapo Project Manager and the Mauri Ora Kakapo Trust, my clients travel to spectacular South Island locations otherwise inaccessible to visitors – and home to the only remaining Kakapo now being carefully protected in the wild.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many of Banky’s works appear on public and private spaces where permission may not have been granted.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Citizenship and Immigration Services might grant their renewal but apply it to the date of their application instead of the end of the previous work authorization, effectively giving them less time.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 45-year-old was caught in a sudden shift by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation that now requires applicants to provide proof of legal authorization to be in the United States.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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Congress and federal regulators are considering changes to the nation's organ donation system, including how consent is recorded and what should happen when a donor changes their mind.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The three cases deal with requirements to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent, and all of them make access to lawful speech conditional on identity verification — a violation of freedom of speech and parents’ autonomy to decide what’s best for their children.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Australia's government is being urged to provide asylum to the team, with some drawing comparisons to the country's previous granting of humanitarian visas to Afghanistan's women's cricket team.—
Swati Pandey,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2021, after more than a dozen unsuccessful appeals and with the help of the Northern California Innocence Project, Sacramento Superior Court found Puckett factually innocent of all charges following the granting of a writ of habeas corpus by the California Supreme Court.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearance. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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