Examples of clearing in a Sentence
the clearing of the table
the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest
We found a clearing in the forest.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
After joining the Guardians on a one-year, $900,000 contract, Brogdon appeared in just 15 games before being designated for assignment, clearing waivers and accepting an outright move to the Triple-A affiliate in Columbus.
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What follows is the story of those findings and the ensuing conflicts, based on interviews with more than a dozen Altadena residents, six scientists working on the contamination issues, workers involved in the debris clearing, local politicians and insurance industry representatives.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
After joining the Guardians on a one-year, $900,000 contract, Brogdon appeared in just 15 games before being designated for assignment, clearing waivers and accepting an outright move to the Triple-A affiliate in Columbus.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Given that neither Meta nor AI would rank high in a general popularity poll, the up-front announcement is something of a preemptive clearing of the decks.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
What follows is the story of those findings and the ensuing conflicts, based on interviews with more than a dozen Altadena residents, six scientists working on the contamination issues, workers involved in the debris clearing, local politicians and insurance industry representatives.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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clearing
noun
clear·ing
ˈkli(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: the act or process of making or becoming clear
2
: an area of land cleared of wood and brush
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