clears out

present tense third-person singular of clear out
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clears out The locker room all but clears out before quarterback Patrick Mahomes returns to the interview room that Reid just vacated. Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clears out
Verb
  • As the scrum disperses, D’Angelo turns to you and slaps you five.
    Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The micro-weave of aramid disperses oils, prevents slipping, and maintains consistent grip over time.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If your perfect visit means patio dining, lakeside escapes, and neighborhood fairs, summer is hard to beat.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Using porous graphite felt and enhanced heat transfer, gas released from the resin escapes while a vacuum system removes it, allowing crowns to survive the process without cracking.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, high-profile exits at firms like Lamb Weston and Kohl’s occurred amid mounting pressure, while at Boeing, Nike, Stellantis, and Hertz, CEOs departed before an active campaign ever materialized.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Players take on the role of Enzo Favaro, a miner who survives a tunnel collapse and flees the pit after insubordinately attacking a cruel underboss.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shortly after the yacht departs, Lo, who is staying in cabin 8, enters cabin 10, which is directly next to hers.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Oversize bags must still be checked in before a flight departs.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This design is lighter than traditional night vision systems and places the weight in a way that moves with the soldier.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film, which is a sequel to the classic 1990 Christmas movie, follows the young and spirited Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City while the rest of the family flies to Florida.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That said, both Painter and Brown said the airport video likely flies in the face of appropriations law.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Clears out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clears%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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