clearing off

verb

present participle of clear off, chiefly British
as in departing
to leave a place often for another told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

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Recent Examples of clearing off Since a short burst won’t tackle an entire room, zero in on one quick-win task—like clearing off the kitchen counters, sorting the mail, or folding that lingering pile of laundry. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 July 2026 As the snow was still melting from last month's winter storm, Maryland residents were once again clearing off their cars and driveways from the second notable snowfall of the season. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 The team didn’t have to worry about clearing off their personal vehicles, Vrabel said. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 Other drivers on the road take their morning rush even further, clearing off only a small peep-hole on their windshield before heading out — hoping, perhaps, that their valiant defrost setting will eventually melt it all away. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearing off
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. running along
  5. going
  6. peeling off
  7. pushing off
  8. walking out
Verb
  • As boards sought more experienced directors, just 10% of the incoming class were aged 50 or under, while half of departing directors were in their 50s.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While there will be no season 6 for Outer Banks, and the remaining cast is departing, there has been a prequel series, Kildare, in the works for a while.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • But Charter executives have discussed exiting that relationship, which guarantees the team about $200 million a year in revenue, according to people familiar with the company’s plans who were not authorized to comment.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Comedy development exec Andy Weil is exiting Netflix after 11 years to join Amazon as its new head of comedy.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Earlier, Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue in Washoe County, Nevada, said the fire was moving Northeast as of Saturday evening, according to a social media post.
    — Jenna Harrison, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • People are already moving materials around in all of those places, and a lot of that work is repetitive, physically punishing, or puts people near real hazards.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Video captured by e-biker Jamaal Harrison shows the small pig running along Hayworth Avenue near West Hollywood as Harrison follows on his bike.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And, to his right, Koehn saw a man, later identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, running along Blue Lakes with a rifle in his hands.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • The United States is the canal’s biggest user — about 70% of all the goods moving through it are coming to or going from the US.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In a new post on Instagram, the model shared a photo of herself going topless on a sandy beach.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, Farage decided that his party would only run candidates in areas that had traditionally been strongholds for Labour, in hopes of peeling off voters who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Conservatives.
    — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • Staying level-headed as teams weigh their many options, continuing to work on one’s game and pushing off vacations during free-agency years are some of his biggest takeaways.
    — PJ Green July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Pfendler began her 2,400-mile journey on May 21, pushing off from Monterey, and documented her journey with video updates on her @yourowkelsey social media pages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of pushing off
Verb
  • The shocking video showed the bold theft and the criminals walking out with the cash machine.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Surveillance footage showed the driver walking out of the camera’s view with the package, heading toward a unit a few doors away.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking out

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“Clearing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearing%20off. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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