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as in pardons
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
the clearing of his good name became his obsession
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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearings
Noun
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Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Trump issued mass pardons to Capitol rioters on his first day back in the White House last year.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The ceremony took place near the town of La Hormiga which is surrounded by vast fields of coca bushes, the raw material for cocaine that the Border Commandos export.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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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
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However, many cases where charges were brought against activists have been dismissed or resulted in acquittals.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Costco and the owners of four large tracts in Plainfield sued, saying commissioners ignored evidence at hearings.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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Program eligibility is restricted to properties in qualifying counties in the greater KC metro area in select census tracts or based on borrower income level (below 80% AMI).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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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
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Although Simon has never been charged with a crime, many of her former cases are under review and more exonerations are expected, attorneys with the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic told CNN.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon that protected sea turtle nesting grounds and southern Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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In 2019, as Scientific American reported at the time, researchers discovered that some poison frog dads may travel as far as 400 meters (or about a quarter of a mile) in an apparent search for ideal nursery grounds.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
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While exploring the park, Wastradowski said to keep an eye out for Roosevelt elk grazing in the meadows just below the main parking area in spring and autumn.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
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El Niño can also wreak havoc on the many marine ecosystems that support the world’s fishing industries, including coral reefs and seagrass meadows.—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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The crux of our thesis is that FedEx’s self-help initiatives to optimize its delivery network and prioritize more profitable deliveries, such as specialized health-care parcels, will result in impressive earnings and free cash flow growth.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
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The two parcels, known as Blocks 5 and 20, each cover about 1 acre on opposite sides of Pier View Way north of Mission Avenue.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
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“Clearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearings. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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