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verb

past tense of clear
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as in opened
to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops

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as in emptied
to remove the contents of cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes

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as in earned
to receive after charges and deductions have been made cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile

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Adjective
  • The retail landscape has been anything but stable recently, and one thing is clear: The days of stores existing purely as places to buy products are over.
    Stephan Schambach, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Hawaii and Alaska became states around 20 years after the amendment was first sent, but all have avoided making their support for the anti-child labor law clear.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Recently opened new stores include Kate Spade, Vuori, Buck Mason, Hobbs London and Yeti, to name a few.
    Fairchild Studio, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The 10,000-capacity auditorium, opened in 1952, has hosted performances from a slew of music icons such as Luis Miguel, Gloria Trevi, Shakira, Bon Jovi and Cyndi Lauper.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Their Instagram account is helpful in growing awareness for both the free and paid opportunities.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Four days after McMahon’s big gift, America First Action Fund paid $500,000 to Madison Square Garden.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His first show, which took place weeks after the towers fell, was made possible in part because the city’s factories emptied out, allowing his designs to be made.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Politicians everywhere have emptied words like hope and unity of any meaning.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Once freed, the brothers celebrated while the deer ran on the slippery ice to safety.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bashar also freed political prisoners and allowed more open discourse.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In September 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative favorite, was acquitted after an impeachment trial overseen by Speaker Phelan.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put homeless man Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York City subway car, walked free on Monday after he was acquitted in Neely's death.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The board approved all of them, although some were only approved with amendments.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • He was nominated and approved by the Senate in 2019, and stepped aside shortly after Biden was inaugurated in 2021.
    Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Underhill has been removed from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This will be removed after the tournament for the beginning of the new club season in Switzerland.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Cleared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleared. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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