CLEARS OFF Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

clears off

verb

present tense third-person singular of clear off, chiefly British

as in exits

to leave a place often for another told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

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Recent Examples of clears off Not everyone clears off the ice, however. — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026 For a more portable option, this $30 handheld works just like a mini snowblower and clears off your car in seconds. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026

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Portable toilets will be located at most entrances and exits to the fair area.

— Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exits

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The federal program departs from most state programs by not forcing students to leave public school to qualify for the scholarship.

— Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
As our lower pressure departs eastward — caught up with a racing Hurricane Polo — the upper atmospheric pattern will change dramatically.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of departs

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Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Bits per second is commonly used in BCI research to quantify how quickly and accurately a user can select intended targets, rather than simply measuring how fast a cursor physically moves.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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If that goes well, perhaps more fans will be in the seats when Oklahoma State comes to town the following week.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Video first obtained by ABC News shows Coast Guard agents equipped in tactical gear boarding the ship, guns drawn, while a separate Coast Guard boat goes alongside of it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes

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But while Antetokounmpo gets most of the attention as the Heat’s new star, Adebayo will again be relied on to be the team’s leader.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Known as the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site, the place gets its name from English buccaneer-cum-naturalist William Dampier, who was overcome by the bay’s sheer abundance and the size of the marine predators during a visit in 1699.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gets

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Rain chances are expected to lessen Thursday night as the weather system clears out by Friday morning, the weather service said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Once the rain clears out, the nice weather is expected to return Wednesday, with some humidity, Gehring said.

— Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of clears out

Verb

Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Octavia Spencer immediately peels off her jacket after entering the room and realizing there are no cameras present for our interview.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of peels off

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Feed your head Neagley gets off to a sluggish start, with a workmanlike, rather clumsy first episode largely spent establishing the main characters and central plot—and the writers lean a bit too hard on constant Chicago callbacks.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
But if Jackson gets off to a slow start under a new coaching staff, including first-time play-caller Declan Doyle, there’s room to fall.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gets off

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