clearings

noun

plural of clearing
1
as in pardons
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing the clearing of his good name became his obsession

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2
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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearings
  1. pardons
  2. fields
  3. acquittals
  4. tracts
  5. exonerations
  6. grounds
  7. meadows
  8. parcels
Noun
  • The agenda includes alleged funding and coordination behind complaints, disciplinary cases, pardons, and potential judicial remedies.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The official also highlighted pardons handed down by Biden, including for his son Hunter and other family members.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pardons
Noun
  • The experiment showed that the 3D field could create electron states that conventional light fields cannot readily produce.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The deal between Big 12 and Monster calls for a co-branded logo on football and basketball jerseys, fields and courts, and across digital and social media channels.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • In its latest ruling, the appeals court did not enter acquittals.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of acquittals
Noun
  • That makes the remaining relatively intact tracts especially important to preserve, according to conservation groups, particularly in a state like Illinois that has lost much of its native forests.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Constraints have been rising in the Nordics, where investors were drawn to large tracts of land and renewable energy.
    — April Roach,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tracts
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Ming Yang, a Chinese manufacturer, has already been blocked from building a factory in Scotland on national security grounds.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The house and its grounds form the backbone of filming locations, though certain spaces on the property were either too cramped or did not provide the right lighting for film production.
    — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • To top it off, the mountain retreat includes access to Starwood’s tennis courts and protected meadows.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Generations ago, the Central Valley was a vast expanse of lush meadows, wetlands and lakes fed by melting Sierra Nevada snow.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of meadows
Noun
  • Dual-arm robots handle parcels around a conveyor and fold clothing on a work surface, while a humanoid moves through a furnished environment and collects laundry.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As those parcels are developed, the developer would need to build parking garages or reach agreements to use existing nearby parking lots.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of parcels

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“Clearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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