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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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Suprauno eliminates the need for salt in cotton dyeing and reduction clearing in polyester.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro's presidency was marked by intense skepticism about the pandemic and vaccines and his embrace of informal mining and land-clearing for cattle grazing, pushing deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest to record highs.
—Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
While everyone turned their heads to Capitol Hill in the hopes of regulations clearing, tokenized RWAs grew from $5 billion to $24 billion in just two years.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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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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