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as in disperses
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators
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as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding
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as in exits
to leave a place often for another
the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clears out
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Shortly after the party disperses, the play’s director is shot in the back of the head.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Through emulsification, essentially gradually adding one ingredient to another while rapidly mixing, disperses tiny drops of one of those liquids into the other to form a uniform blend.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Pete escapes into the snowy woods, but Lambert tracks him down and ties him up.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kafka always escapes interpretation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to Jones, flight attendants will deploy it when a pilot exits the cockpit to use the lavatory or for any other reason.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This coincided with a number of high-profile exits at the agency.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pascal would star as a corrupt cop who flees 1930s Los Angeles for Mexico with his lover, played by Danny Ramirez.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Peacemaker flees back into the QUC and alternate Peacemaker follows.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Physio Ash Pracy departs while head of women’s physio Amy Cranston is also taking maternity leave on a temporary basis.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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From Zurich Airport, hop on Switzerland’s efficient SBB rail system, which departs every hour and whisks you toward the Alps in just over three hours.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when inflation gets out of hand — when average prices go up faster than average wages are going up.—
Vivian Tu,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the Earth's inner shadow, which is known as the umbra.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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At altitudes of 20 to 100 kilometers (12 to 62 miles), the DF-17 flies below the reach of most midcourse missile defence systems, which usually operate above 100 kilometers (62 miles).—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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China views President Lai as a campaigner for Taiwanese independence, a stance that flies in the face of Beijing's belief that Taiwan should be under its control.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Clears out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clears%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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