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Recent Examples of all clear
The school received an all clear to resume its normal schedule.
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Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Digital hearing aids provide just enough amplification that soft, loud and normal sounds are all clear and comfortable and background noise is suppressed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
Searches throughout the rest of the building came back all clear, Nolan said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
So this is all clear evidence that President Trump is absolutely adamant to bring this war to an end but also to keep maximum pressure on Putin.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Digital hearing aids provide just enough amplification that soft, loud and normal sounds are all clear and comfortable and background noise is suppressed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
Searches throughout the rest of the building came back all clear, Nolan said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
So this is all clear evidence that President Trump is absolutely adamant to bring this war to an end but also to keep maximum pressure on Putin.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all clear
Noun
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In this context, the NSS’s language about supporting leaders committed to sovereignty, cultural cohesion, and national renewal functions as a diplomatic green light for closer alignment with Europe’s hard-right forces.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Penguins believe he should have been suspended and don’t think Wilson’s size difference — the Capitals forward is 6 feet, 4 inches; Stankoven is 5-foot-8 — is a green light to deliver head shots.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Remove permissions that are not essential.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The seizure of one's property without the permission of the owner/possessor or a warrant.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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“All clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20clear. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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