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the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
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Recent Examples of clearances
The team won 64% of its duels overall and 81% of aerial duels while making more tackles, interceptions, clearances and more.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Some are; aggregators handle real complexity in rights clearances, technical standards, and platform relationships.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Bayern’s game plan was an obvious one, with a 2-0 half-time lead, a man down and centre-backs very capable of defending their box — Kompany’s side ended the game with 32 clearances, their second-most in any Champions League match since 2018.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
But Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar pulled their overflight clearances; China insists that Taiwan is one of its provinces.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Two bridges will replace it with new clearances, too, which contrasts with the current one.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Winning such clearances from multiple agencies and stakeholders is a big part of SpaceX’s—and Shotwell’s—job.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
Built inside the shell of the former headquarters and manufacturing facility for Catalina Yachts, the new 180,000-square-foot Cinespace campus boasts six 18,000-square-foot soundstages with 30-foot clearances, along with 72,000 square feet of production offices and support space.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
The district has changed its enrollment process to require that immunization records and tuberculosis clearances be submitted in advance, so health workers can review them.
—Diana Lambert, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Some are; aggregators handle real complexity in rights clearances, technical standards, and platform relationships.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
Bayern’s game plan was an obvious one, with a 2-0 half-time lead, a man down and centre-backs very capable of defending their box — Kompany’s side ended the game with 32 clearances, their second-most in any Champions League match since 2018.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
But Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar pulled their overflight clearances; China insists that Taiwan is one of its provinces.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Two bridges will replace it with new clearances, too, which contrasts with the current one.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Winning such clearances from multiple agencies and stakeholders is a big part of SpaceX’s—and Shotwell’s—job.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
Built inside the shell of the former headquarters and manufacturing facility for Catalina Yachts, the new 180,000-square-foot Cinespace campus boasts six 18,000-square-foot soundstages with 30-foot clearances, along with 72,000 square feet of production offices and support space.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
The district has changed its enrollment process to require that immunization records and tuberculosis clearances be submitted in advance, so health workers can review them.
—Diana Lambert, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearances
Noun
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Last September, after outcry from locals, members voted 4–1 to deny Related Digital the rezoning permissions required for the data center’s construction.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Those machine identities inherit the human’s permissions.—
John Pritchard,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Historically, the back office of healthcare has been a complex choreography of coverage rules, eligibility checks, prior authorizations, discounts and payments, as well as a maze of manual processes, proprietary systems and fragmented stakeholders.—
Bill Oldham,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Large insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Humana have vowed to reduce the use of prior authorizations.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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This means cost-sharing for stormwater improvements will continue to be structured by the 83/17 split for decades to come – unless GLWA consents to renegotiating the deal.—
Nicole Van Lier,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Clearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearances. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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