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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
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Bedard gloved a Sharks clearing attempt in midair to keep the puck in the zone and the attack alive.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Nestled in a clearing in the woods and flanked on one end by a lake, the area was founded in the 6th century, with surviving buildings dating from the 10th to the 12th centuries.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
For the next four summers researchers investigated the clearings.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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Photos shared by the fire department show the mangled tower draped across a dirt clearing behind a line of homes.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Bedard gloved a Sharks clearing attempt in midair to keep the puck in the zone and the attack alive.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Nestled in a clearing in the woods and flanked on one end by a lake, the area was founded in the 6th century, with surviving buildings dating from the 10th to the 12th centuries.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
For the next four summers researchers investigated the clearings.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearing
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His chances of a pardon are, honestly, pretty good.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lil Wayne Rapper Lil Wayne, who received a presidential pardon from Trump in 2021, has voiced his appreciation and continued support for Trump.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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In this piece for The Dial, Julia Webster Ayuso reports on the field of forensic linguistics, in which linguists look for patterns in language—syntax, punctuation, spelling, word choice—to find clues in criminal investigations.Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2024
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Joe Burrow is a big deal to NFL fans, thanks to his play on the football field.David Wysong, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The increase is attributed to a higher number of Discord server paying subscribers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Equus does not anticipate paying cash dividends to common stockholders in the near future, maintaining its focus on preserving liquidity and enhancing shareholder value.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Despite the aging probe’s emptying power stores, NASA expects that Voyager 2 will keep operating with at least one science instrument into the 2030s.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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With the urinary system, spinal cord compression can cause difficulty beginning urination, a weak urine stream, or difficulty fully emptying the bladder.Julie Scott, MSN, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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These are areas where AI can make a real impact, handling data-heavy, repetitive processes in these professionals’ work, freeing them to focus on tasks that require human judgment.Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Agents can handle administrative tasks such as invoicing, payments, and contract management, freeing up freelancers to focus on their core competencies, and increase their billable rate.Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Point Reyes seashore study favors elk fence removal The environmental groups sought to stop the National Park Service from approving the 20-year leases and instead require it to expand elk herds in the area.Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Others have accused Harris of going soft on criminals by approving lenient plea deals.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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In 1913, after Lane had been removing his patients’ colons for five years, a panel of the Royal Society of Medicine was finally convened to interrogate the wisdom of resorting to surgery to combat chronic constipation.Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice that argued the state was removing people from its voter registration list too close to Election Day, according to a court motion filed Wednesday.Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
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State labor officials ordered the county in its report to stop all anti-collective bargaining actions, distribute the determination letter to all employees and post a notice informing employees about their rights under state law.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Details from the indictments make clear that federal prosecutors were aware of the underlying schemes for months or longer before informing voters.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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