1
as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators
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as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding
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as in departed
to leave a place often for another
the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest
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Recent Examples of cleared out
During sleep, waste is cleared out of our brains, and memories are consolidated, and there's a pile of evidence to show rest is critical for our health.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Things might be different now, as MFE this week unexpectedly cleared out the ProSieben C-suite and replacing respected ProSieben CEO Bert Habets with its own CFO, Marco Giordani.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
After the game, most of Arrowhead Stadium cleared out, except for the area around the suite where Swift watched the Chiefs thump their AFC West foe.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
The Silver Linings Playbook actress is recalling a wild incident at her home in which her Die, My Love costar Robert Pattinson unknowingly cleared out her trash can when her fridge was already empty.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Triton, at some point, came into the Neptunian system, disrupted and/or cleared out the outermore moons, and settled into its current orbit.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
After the Detroit Tigers clubhouse cleared out, Dillon Dingler shuffled over to his locker.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Previously, Parks and Rec had cleared out parts of its administration building and an equipment storage barn, both of which are located on the fairgrounds site, for the fair to host exhibitions and vendors, but the department no longer plans to do so, Krueger said.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Things might be different now, as MFE this week unexpectedly cleared out the ProSieben C-suite and replacing respected ProSieben CEO Bert Habets with its own CFO, Marco Giordani.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
After the game, most of Arrowhead Stadium cleared out, except for the area around the suite where Swift watched the Chiefs thump their AFC West foe.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
The Silver Linings Playbook actress is recalling a wild incident at her home in which her Die, My Love costar Robert Pattinson unknowingly cleared out her trash can when her fridge was already empty.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Triton, at some point, came into the Neptunian system, disrupted and/or cleared out the outermore moons, and settled into its current orbit.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
After the Detroit Tigers clubhouse cleared out, Dillon Dingler shuffled over to his locker.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Previously, Parks and Rec had cleared out parts of its administration building and an equipment storage barn, both of which are located on the fairgrounds site, for the fair to host exhibitions and vendors, but the department no longer plans to do so, Krueger said.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleared out
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In March, some hard-line proponents of the hijab staged a protest—and were dispersed by security forces, a rare reversal of fortunes.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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For the festival, more than 50 vendor booths and artists, as well as 11 wineries and a distillery, were dispersed across the grounds.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other businesses, including a nearby convention center, restaurant and Ford assembly plant, escaped the blaze.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The mailman paused, checking to see if anyone had noticed or knew the puppy had escaped.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Michaelson, who departed Fox’s Los Angeles affiliate last summer, makes the case for a West Coast-centric show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the innumerable photons from sunlight, perhaps a dozen per second trickle through my cornea from this distant messenger, having departed it years ago, colliding with my photoreceptors and ending their unlikely journey.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Kneeland fled on foot, police reported.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Knapton is said to have then fired five more shots as the burglary suspects fled, then went back into his home, reloaded, and went back outside again.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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His departure comes as Michael Michele, one of the series’ leads, exited late last week, as Deadline revealed exclusively.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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When Holliday exited in 1980 for her own comedy, Ladd was brought in as Belle Dupree, a tough-as-nails waitress once romantically linked to diner owner Mel (Vic Tayback).—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The hot start dwindled in the second half, and after completing 10 of his first 14 passes, Loftis missed 12 of his next 22 passes, tapering off as the game got out of hand.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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An executive from another competitor, Halco (which was sold and got out of the Halloween business long before Ben Cooper and Collegeville), credited the boom in licensed costumes to the rise in TV.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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On an 0-2 pitch, Roberts moved the infield back to double play depth.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The depth chart got even thinner when Jaishawn Barham, who moved back to inside linebacker after playing on the edge in recent weeks, left the game in the first quarter with an injury.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Cleared out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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