Definition of clearingnext

clearing

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verb

present participle of clear
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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 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 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
Noun
The participation of Wall Street clearing firms as validators may signal growing institutional engagement with blockchain infrastructure. Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 That’s the first of several remaining hard pivots that reveal Aepoh — and later, her Karen kinswoman Aeva (Waywiree Ittianunkul) — as uprooted victims of the authorities’ clearings. Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
After clearing waivers, Milton decided to return to the team’s practice squad. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026 Crews have been clearing access for heavy machinery to be used in the search at the border crossing complex, which was washed away by the floods. Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearing
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Noun
  • Asked for comment, a White House official said presidential pardons apply only to federal convictions.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But Lindsay's facing state charges, so a presidential pardon isn't an option here.
    Kristina Rex, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, one of the best parts of writing a road trip novel is the field research—which for me, involved driving Route 66 over three weeks in October 2021 with my British partner and 1-year-old in tow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Andy Reid has built an unprecedented resume on the field as the only coach with 100 NFL coaching wins for two different franchises.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • YouTube is having a breakthrough moment, in terms of legacy media opening its mind to what creators are capable of.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That's the central question of an eye-opening new book, The Everywhere Millionaire, by two economists who have spent more than a decade researching the wealthiest Americans.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The city is continuing to replace lead pipes with copper ones in the older houses in the community with funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), ridding the community of pipes that might harm people or contaminate water.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • New homebuyers are paying 7% on their mortgages, and other loans are even more expensive.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Baker-Mazara alleged that Musselman kicked him off the team in an effort to avoid paying him the remainder of his name, image and likeness contract with the school.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 26-year-old took a few steps towards the slowly emptying South Stand, and, within seconds, was joined by his daughter Maria Alice, who ran out to him.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The sky is still larger than those occupying it, and Palestine remains larger than the violence devoted to emptying it of Palestinians.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Surging oil prices are currently filtering through to US consumers via multiple avenues, with rising rail transportation costs representing a critical link in the supply chain.
    , CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But filtering water and softening water are not the same thing.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • United regularly exploited Everton’s 4-1-4-1 system, sending runners down the side of Garner as the solitary No 6 and freeing Rashford in his mismatch up against Rohl.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Her existence is solitary by design, freeing her up to disappear into her studies at all hours of the night, the doors of every institution seemingly always ready to welcome her into its stacks and viewing stations and leather reading chairs.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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