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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 clearances
Leavitt was also unable to say whether members of Musk’s team—mostly young aides between 19 and 24 years old—had obtained their own clearances.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Once the necessary regulatory clearances have been secured, the first customer deliveries should take place within the following two to four months.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
All documents marked secret should only be visible to people with the correct clearances.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
There are a couple of wobbly moments from clearances that slice and drag straight out of play, but otherwise Onana is faultless.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Fest organizers raised early flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025
Have any film festivals ever insisted upon legal clearances for footage in your documentaries’?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Snider recently published a research paper analyzing middling case clearances in police agencies across the country, including for homicides, and outlining the challenges that get in the way.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Nichelle Prince is in the 99th percentile for tackles and interceptions, as well as 84th percentile for blocks and 88th percentile for clearances.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Once the necessary regulatory clearances have been secured, the first customer deliveries should take place within the following two to four months.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
All documents marked secret should only be visible to people with the correct clearances.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
There are a couple of wobbly moments from clearances that slice and drag straight out of play, but otherwise Onana is faultless.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Fest organizers raised early flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025
Have any film festivals ever insisted upon legal clearances for footage in your documentaries’?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Snider recently published a research paper analyzing middling case clearances in police agencies across the country, including for homicides, and outlining the challenges that get in the way.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Nichelle Prince is in the 99th percentile for tackles and interceptions, as well as 84th percentile for blocks and 88th percentile for clearances.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearances
Noun
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Though the state of Missouri has passed some bills expanding hours and permissions for businesses and vendors, some cities are also passing their own guardrails on bars, food trucks and other tourist-friendly spaces.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Customers in Texas and Arizona can receive parcels from the flying delivery liaisons, and Amazon has received beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which means the drones can, theoretically, start to scale for delivery.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An impending federal ruling is expected to strip Texas DACA recipients of their work authorizations, impacting tens of thousands of people in the state.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those actions were justified using authorizations for the use of military force passed by Congress in 2001 and 2002.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Clearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearances. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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