cleared out

past tense of clear out
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Recent Examples of cleared out The family could have cleared out a decaying bungalow and built something simpler in its place. — Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 As stores were cleared out and inventory marked down, shoppers once again encountered Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores stripped of the upscale allure that had defined them. — Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, the team was non-competitive down the stretch, dropping their final five games by 23 or more points each after mid-season trades cleared out key stars. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Workers had cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire, earlier in the cleanup process. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Setting a digital reminder one week prior to these dates gives you a crucial head start to book a babysitter before the neighborhood high schoolers are completely cleared out! — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026 Farmer was twice cleared out of the gap where the Colts hit interior long runs. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 The first was broken up by Chamarri Conner, but the second went for a decent gain after Tyquan Thornton cleared out the defense. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleared out
Verb
  • There are seven bedrooms and six full bathrooms dispersed throughout, with additional spaces including a billiards room with a bar, a cozy reading nook, and a sun porch with wraparound windows.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This jagged microscopic debris, easily dispersed by meteorite impacts and rocket exhaust, is corrosive, abrasive and adhesive.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shawn Curtis and his dog Lux escaped through Curtis' bedroom window when waves overtook his apartment.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That, to me, is the main reason why machine learning escaped a scientific crisis.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Interscope’s pop/rock and urban divisions were impacted by last week’s restructuring as Sam Riback, Interscope’s co-president and head of pop/rock A&R, as well as Nicole Wyskoarko, the label’s head of urban A&R, both departed.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Strategy briefly departed from that stance earlier this year, however, selling Bitcoin on four separate occasions during a bear market that pushed the cryptocurrency’s price as low as $58,000 in June.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors leveled new allegations during a bail hearing Friday, accusing the couple of almost never allowing the children outside and claiming that Zhang previously fled the country to avoid an abuse allegation.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In the border city of Ayolas, across the Paraná River from Ituzaingó, more than 2,000 people have fled their homes, Mayor Carlos Duarte told a local radio station Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Incoom exited the Eagles in the first half and didn’t return, and as a result the Panthers needed to do a whole bunch of roster magic to fill his role on special teams.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Once the vehicle was parked, Pickens allegedly exited the car, walked to the driver’s side and opened the door.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Motorists, fed up with the second malfunction of the week, got out of their cars and lifted the arms so others could drive under, either venturing into or out of the Folsom Boulevard commuter traffic.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When the Nissan's occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car's windshield.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The new walkers moved even more slowly to emphasize their enormous weight.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The alleged rivalry between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle was seemingly dying down—but then Meghan and Prince Harry moved back to the UK.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Indiana Hoosiers haven’t lost a game since 2024, and the team went 11-2.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Sykes went 7-of-12 from the field, including two 3-pointers, off the bench.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Cleared out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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