CLEARINGS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

clearings

noun

plural of clearing

as in pardons

a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing the clearing of his good name became his obsession

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as in fields

a small area of usually open land deer browsing in a clearing in the woods

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Recent Examples of clearings Beat writing—its jumpy jazz rhythms light and alliterative, so unlike Faulkner’s sonorous throat clearings—did not jive with McCarthy’s other influences. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 The path was lined with stone steps and gorgeous clearings overlooking the water. — Elleanna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 In very cold temperatures, elk may linger longer in clearings. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 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 Its vines blanket trees and power lines, turning roadside clearings into walls of green. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 After school hours, makeshift football pitches appear suddenly on dusty patches of land while small clearings and undeveloped plots become informal playgrounds. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 Mass clearings claim the most trees Like past assessments, the survey found the overwhelming majority of Atlanta’s intact canopy — 72% — is on land zoned for single-family residential homes. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026

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Noun

The House Judiciary Committee is bracing to tackle other corruption issues, like pardons.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Trump continued to use former President Joe Biden, who issued a number of preemptive pardons as his time in the White House came to an end, as an example.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pardons

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The initiative is expected to bring 750 jobs to the region across fields including quantum computing, cybersecurity and data science.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores the challenges and frustrations faced by job seekers, particularly in fields impacted by AI and automation.

— Adeline Von Drehle, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

Trump's two previous impeachments ended in Senate acquittals, and even a Democratic victory this week is unlikely to produce anything approaching the two-thirds majority required for conviction.

— Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
Cases can be delayed with different tactics, including intimidation, corruption and procedural mistakes that can reduce charges or even lead to acquittals, said Carole Grace Mbarga, a Cameroonian rights activist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquittals

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Change has been constant for the concept, which promises to bring new businesses to one of the last open tracts in the Barber Valley’s development plan.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026
Census tracts generally contain between 1,000 and 8,000 residents, with an optimum size of 4,000 people to help standardize population counts.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracts

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Experts told me some prosecutors around the country were using the obscure plea as a tool to thwart exonerations.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
The law isn’t perfect, raising several barriers to testing, but still, DNA evidence has featured in 17 of Florida’s 30 death row exonerations.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026

Definition of exonerations

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The Sea Ranch Lodge is just a small part of the much larger 7,000-acre Sea Ranch community, which has grown to encompass 2,224 homes clustered around a series of sunny meadows surrounded by stands of wind-breaking cypress.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
At a museum preview event, Mia Lehrer, president of Studio-MLA, the landscape architect firm behind the gardens, described looking to California’s mountains, meadows, foothills and valleys for inspiration.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of meadows

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The properties included two oceanfront parcels once owned by Estée Lauder heir William Lauder, along with neighboring homes belonging to media executive Cathie Black and her husband, attorney Thomas Harvey.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
In other cases, developers have told towns that decade-old ideas for enormous retail development of open parcels simply aren’t practical anymore.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026