as in clear
allowing passage without obstruction
for safety reasons, there must be a cleared staircase at all times
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as in opened
to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way
the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops
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as in rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
cleared the woods of brush
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
finally cleared the last debt
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as in filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
cleared the car windows
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as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
cleared himself of any involvement in the matter
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as in smoothed
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
plows promptly cleared the roads of snow
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as in acquitted
to free from a charge of wrongdoing
she had once been accused of embezzlement, but an investigation by the bank cleared her
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as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly
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as in removed
to take away from a place or position
cleared the dishes from the table
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as in informed
to give information to
please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses
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as in earned
to receive after charges and deductions have been made
cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile
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Recent Examples of cleared
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
He was fully cleared by authorities.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Metro Boomin has officially been cleared.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Woodward, currently a counselor to Attorney General Pam Bondi, has faced criticism for his involvement in the settlement that cleared HPE’s $14 billion takeover of rival Juniper.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
For conditions already cleared by the FDA, stimulating the vagus nerve has proven benefits.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
It is cleared to end a pregnancy through 10 weeks of gestation.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
One is when he’s cleared for live practice.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Lesnar is not a defendant in the case, but was kept off of television until the company cleared him to return at SummerSlam back in August.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
After a three-day civil trial, a Los Angeles jury cleared the hip-hop artist, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
He was fully cleared by authorities.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Metro Boomin has officially been cleared.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Woodward, currently a counselor to Attorney General Pam Bondi, has faced criticism for his involvement in the settlement that cleared HPE’s $14 billion takeover of rival Juniper.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
For conditions already cleared by the FDA, stimulating the vagus nerve has proven benefits.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
It is cleared to end a pregnancy through 10 weeks of gestation.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
One is when he’s cleared for live practice.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Lesnar is not a defendant in the case, but was kept off of television until the company cleared him to return at SummerSlam back in August.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleared
Adjective
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A lot of the information being funneled to him and his peers from news sources wasn't clear.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Your best chance to catch a glimpse of the auroras is at very high latitudes, such as northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and possibly the far north of Scotland, if the skies are clear.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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OpenAI's flagship site for the $500 billion Stargate program opened in Abilene, a city about 180 miles west of Dallas.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The summer program officials said that Camp Mystic Cypress Lake, a sister site that opened in 2020, will be open in summer 2026, while Camp Mystic Guadalupe River will not be able to reopen by then due to the devastating damage sustained earlier this year.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Recipients born between the 11th and 20th are paid on the third Wednesday, and those born after the 20th of the month get payments on the fourth Wednesday, according to the SSA payment calendar.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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If there is a shutdown, federal workers will not be paid, and federal buildings will close as Congress works to pass a deal to reopen the shuttered government.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets, and Adams has emptied the bucket.—
John Foley,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Supermarket shelves were emptied in Hong Kong as residents stockpiled supplies in preparation, and video showed similar scenes in the southern Chinese cities of Zhuhai and Shenzhen.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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The film explores themes of gender expectations, religious discrimination, and the tension between family duty and individual choice — all filtered through the lens of food and cooking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Emergency responders freed the car’s driver, the CHP’s logs showed, but the motorist later died at the scene.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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While the mother and calf humpback whales have been freed, they were later observed with pieces of netting still attached to them.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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In a high-profile, three-month-long trial, prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy funneled millions of dollars from the Libyan government into his campaign coffers; he was acquitted of further charges of embezzlement and corruption.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Igor Danchenko was acquitted in October 2022 of five counts of lying to investigators.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chris Van Gorder, Scripps’ chief executive officer, said the private nonprofit medical provider’s governing board recently approved these changes to the organization’s overall development plan.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kehoe’s signature, which was widely expected, will come more than two weeks after Republican lawmakers approved the map during a pivotal special legislative session aimed at representative and direct democracy in Missouri.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Cleared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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