cleared (up)

past tense of clear (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleared (up)
Verb
  • For those viewers questioning why Kendra Licari virtually harassed her own daughter, the answer is not made entirely clear in the documentary, Borgman explained in the interview.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Courtney Crown, senior media specialist at the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), explained there are no penalties in place for school districts that fail to report employee injury data.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The company clarified that there was no widespread hack, and the rumors likely stemmed from a mix of unrelated security alerts and social media exaggeration.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Phillips and an attorney for several of the victims clarified there is no current plan to make the survivors’ list public, although survivors intend to share with federal authorities.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While creatives have historically devised and illustrated their ideas, using tech tools like Photoshop to fine-tune them, the script appears to have flipped — with AI starting the process and humans perfecting the final product.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Budding influencers have been warned to look after their health, after researchers illustrated what the average influencer might look like come the year 2050.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An air quality expert demonstrated how to build an air purifier with a box fan for people struggling with smoke in their homes.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Circle has not yet demonstrated its capacity to scale to such levels.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In retirement plans, this process is simplified by having participants’ contributions invested in a pooled vehicle, which handles capital calls and distributions internally.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In 1997, Congress simplified how profits from selling a primary home are taxed.
    Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Cleared (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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