CLEARING OFF Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Sima Sistani, who led WeightWatchers for close to three years before departing in 2024, is launching Liberation of Flowers, inspired by her Persian roots.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held what was expected to be her final gaggle outside the West Wing on Thursday, her last day on the job before departing the role.

— Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of departing

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Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of moving

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Argentina is producing oil and gas like never before, helping make crude the country’s leading export for the first time, though worries persist that the economy is running along two tracks.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of running along

Verb

The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 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

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