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 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 This process occurs multiple times daily, but it is believed that during one of the clearings, a chlorine air bubble was released, which is atypical, waterpark staff told the fire department. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026 The council’s decision offers a formal rebuke to city policies during the COVID-19 era, which prioritized the well-being of homeless residents over more sweeping encampment clearings. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 The unit made 376 arrests, issued 128 outreach referrals, conducted 76 camp clearings and completed 18 business inspections. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Around Rovaniemi, travelers can step just a few minutes outside the city and find wide, frozen rivers, and snowy forest clearings where the lights commonly arc low over the horizon. — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 9 Mar. 2026 During clearings, city officials said outreach services to connect individuals to housing and mental health resources will persist. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed. — Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls. — Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Jimmy Kimmel's hunch helps with final question The last question posed the biggest challenge for Ding, but thankfully Kimmel had an inkling about turkeys that hadn’t received presidential pardons.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of pardons

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Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
But the two men want additional amenities such as pickleball courts or soccer fields that give more people a reason to keep coming back.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

According to Ghaemi, the IRGC’s intelligence agency has consolidated control over interrogations, detention centers, judges, and prosecutors, and the proof is in the lack of acquittals.

— Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
However, many cases where charges were brought against activists have been dismissed or resulted in acquittals.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 June 2026

Definition of acquittals

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According to a staff report, the development would also establish landscape tracts along College Boulevard for buffering.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
New research is drawing sharper links between dementia risk and where people live, from segregated census tracts to entire regions of the country.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of tracts

Noun

The mounting number of death row exonerations — more than 200 since the early 1970s — has made the risk of executing an innocent person impossible to ignore.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 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 pattern references Gawthorpe Hall (the historic country house on whose grounds Burnley’s training base is located) and the lettering is based on our old programmes.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Curated by LaGuardia Design Group, the park-like grounds are adorned with mature specimen trees and dense hedging.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

Definition of grounds

Noun

Carlo Zanella, president of the Alto Adige Alpine Club, previously told Fox News Digital that the turnstiles were installed by a local farmer after visitors repeatedly trampled meadows while flocking to the scenic overlook.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The approximately 18-acre property includes a patio, meadows, and shoreline.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 July 2026

Definition of meadows

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When finalizing the blend, Aden and his team considered a number of potential whiskey parcels, and accordingly different age statements.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Per the listing, two additional undeveloped parcels totaling 10 acres, with one overlooking the vineyards of the neighboring Lasseter Family Winery, offer room to expand.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 July 2026