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as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
the clearing of his good name became his obsession
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as in opening
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 ridding
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
cleared the woods of brush
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as in paying
to give what is owed for
finally cleared the last debt
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as in emptying
to remove the contents of
cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes
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as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
cleared the car windows
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as in freeing
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
cleared himself of any involvement in the matter
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as in smoothing
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
plows promptly cleared the roads of snow
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as in acquitting
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 approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly
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as in removing
to take away from a place or position
cleared the dishes from the table
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as in informing
to give information to
please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses
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as in earning
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 clearing
Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
Moments after talking to the alderwoman, Chicago Streets and Sanitation crews were out at night clearing trash, not tents.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, Wendy Glaister, CEO and founder of Wendy Glaister Interiors, recommends doing an edit immediately after the holidays, clearing surfaces and creating breathing room.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
It was aimed at the clearing where there should have been a pin.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
Moments after talking to the alderwoman, Chicago Streets and Sanitation crews were out at night clearing trash, not tents.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Resting supports your to-do list by clearing mental clutter.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, Wendy Glaister, CEO and founder of Wendy Glaister Interiors, recommends doing an edit immediately after the holidays, clearing surfaces and creating breathing room.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearing
Noun
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But Hemphill rejected her pardon, the Idaho Statesman reported.—
David Staats,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Of the 1,500 or so offenders who received pardons, roughly 600 had been charged with assaulting or obstructing police officers, and 170 had been accused of using deadly weapons in the siege.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Coming off two straight nine-win seasons, Dykes has seen enough confirmation on the field that TCU has plenty of talent already inside the building; most of it just needs to continue to develop.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Borregales banged home a 35-yard field to give the home team a 6-3 lead heading into halftime.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Harvard got on the board first in the opening two minutes with Andover native Gwyn Lapp finishing off a tricky bounce in front for a 1-0 lead.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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According to the club's Instagram page, New Year's Eve was the grand opening of its new after-hours event, with doors opening at midnight.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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This filtration system ensures that your floors are getting their most thorough clean, while also ridding your space of irritants like dust that can cause allergy flare-ups.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2025
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The committee is calling on several MCCA leaders to testify at the hearing, including CEO Marcel Vernon, who welcomed the hearing and told the Herald in a statement that obstacles still remain in the way of ridding the Convention Center of bias and exclusion.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
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In doing so, drivers can ensure their insurer has accurate information, thereby keeping them protected without paying more than necessary.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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No one likes paying for insurance — and mounting premiums in 2025 didn't help matters.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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This limit determines how much material can fall to a body like a star or black hole before the radiation generated by that accretion pushes further matter away, emptying the central object's larder of gas and dust, thus cutting off its food supply.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Heat then went with a bench rotation of Jaquez, Ware, Fontecchio and Kasparas Jakucionis against the Warriors before emptying the bench late in the lopsided defeat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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By filtering the grammar of naturalism through a fine mesh strainer until all that remains are skeletal forms and eerie compositional croppings, Schjerfbeck forces your eye toward an occluded or trivial detail.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Due to filtering out both large and small particles, an N95 can help those suffering from respiratory issues avoid problems and irritation caused by smoke and ash.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Broadway production will also include a partnership with the Innocence Project, the organization dedicated to freeing the wrongfully convicted and reforming the criminal justice system (and the same group that helped secure Yarris’ exoneration).—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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These nifty carry-on attachments slide onto the handle of your luggage, freeing up your hands.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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