cleared out

verb

Definition of cleared outnext
past tense of clear out
1
as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

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2
as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

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3
as in departed
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 cleared out
  1. dispersed
  2. escaped
  3. departed
  4. fled
  5. exited
  6. went
  7. started
  8. evacuated
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  • Expecting a spouse, children, or a community to handle this long-term is unrealistic, especially as families become more dispersed and community support diminishes.
    Patti Brennan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since remote teams are geographically dispersed, leading through effective communication and collaboration is crucial.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispersed
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  • The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Three players had departed for the draft.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the end of the nineteen-nineties, the veteran value investor—one that looks for undervalued stocks—shied away from soaring Internet and technology stocks, believing that their prices had departed from financial reality, and that the market was heading for a crash.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of departed
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  • The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect fled following the shooting.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fled
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  • Similarly, the Paris accord’s voluntary and scalable commitments helped sustain momentum even after the United States exited the deal in 2017.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner exited Sunday's game and went to the medical tent to have his knee evaluated for an apparent injury, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of exited
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  • Netflix's livestreams haven't always been smooth sailing The streaming giant has had its fair share of livestreaming experiences that went well, including the live roast of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bluey has been beloved family viewing since 2018, but the Australian animation went stratospheric this year.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
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  • The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Really then, the New Year has already started at Madison Square Garden, for the Knicks if not the hockey team whose name must not be mentioned.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of started
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  • More than a hundred people had to be evacuated using ropes and ladders after a lift at a ski resort in Colorado malfunctioned and left visitors suspended in the air.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Buildings and a nearby school were evacuated.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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cleared off

cleared out

cleared (up)

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