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 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 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 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

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The president has also drawn scrutiny for issuing pardons to people who have publicly supported him or have business ties to him, but his pardon power is separate from the DOJ.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The order granted full pardons to most people convicted of offenses related to the Capitol attack and directed the Justice Department to seek dismissal of pending cases.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Quantum mechanics means even the lowest-energy state retains unavoidable fluctuations in its fields.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The 100,000-square-foot facility, which cost more than $150 million, houses two full-sized basketball courts for the WNBA expansion team, and two full-sized soccer fields — one grass, one turf — for the three-time NWSL champion Thorns.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fields

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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
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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The two communities offer uniquely spacious industrial tracts at the nexus of major fiber-optic lines and on the doorstep of one of the world’s busiest airports, with ample access to power and water and a dense customer base in Chicago.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The largest tracts lie in southern Miami-Dade County, where low-lying coastal wetlands once connected Biscayne Bay to the Everglades and provided a steady flow of clean freshwater to freshen the bay.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tracts

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As a result, the number of exonerations nationwide increased from 25 in 1989 to 259 in 2022, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, a project operated by universities in Michigan and California.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 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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What to do nearby Taking an afternoon away from the resort grounds to explore what the surrounding area has to offer is a great way to enrich the all-inclusive experience.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Europe spent two years interdicting on sanctions grounds and found the tool blunt.

— Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of grounds

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Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Across approximately 265,000 acres, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado has everything from forest and flowering meadows to breathtaking mountains and alpine lakes.

— Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of meadows

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Humanoid robots can now, for example, sort parcels in postal centers, although still on a small-scale basis, and are pushing the boundaries in performing more human tasks such as directing traffic and making coffee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Across state and federal lands, accommodations designated for Black Americans were routinely and nakedly inferior, relegated to remote, underdeveloped parcels or mosquito-prone swamplands.

— Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026