1
as in to disperse
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 to escape
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 to depart
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 clear out
Step one is soaked in five exfoliating acids (including glycolic, lactic, and salicylic) to sweep away dead skin, smooth texture, and clear out pores.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 July 2025
Each day is a little different for Sweet, who could spend them leading kids through the trails or teaching courses for the Indiana Master Naturalist class or clearing out invasive plants in the woods.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
By Thursday and Friday, a cold front will move through the area, lowering temperatures and hopefully clearing out the air.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 July 2025
Each day is a little different for Sweet, who could spend them leading kids through the trails or teaching courses for the Indiana Master Naturalist class or clearing out invasive plants in the woods.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
By Thursday and Friday, a cold front will move through the area, lowering temperatures and hopefully clearing out the air.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear out
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Trump wants to disperse GOP voters across the state to help flip blue seats, rather then have them be consolidated in red districts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Agents used tear gas to disperse protesters, and one person died after falling from a roof during the raid.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
19 July 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Aug. 2025
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Playing their third road game in five days, the expansion team nearly fumbled a 17-point, first-half lead but got enough stops down the stretch to escape with a 68-67 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mike Christensen, an airport spokesman for Hollywood Burbank, said that neither the control tower nor the operations department, which tracks planes departing and arriving, have any record of the Southwest flight plunging in their airspace.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Alexander Isak has made clear his desire to depart St James’ Park this summer with Liverpool reportedly interested in signing the Swedish striker.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Yang’s deportation to Laos – a country her parents were forced to flee following US military intervention – underscores the sweeping and aggressive tactics Trump’s White House is using to expel immigrants.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Villagers flee their homes near the Thai border in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The implant was allegedly moved when Niven, 34, elbowed Nikki mid-fight.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Typically, prisoners are moved due to a change in supervisory or medical needs or as a security measure to keep an inmate safe, says Donald Murphy, a Bureau of Prisons spokesman.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Sue goes all Mama Bear and uses her powers to knock him into the teleporter and then Silver Surfer has a change of heart and knocks him back in when Galactus tries to get out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Unfortunately, Scott gets trapped there himself during an expedition with no way to get out until ... 23.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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One Reddit thread details several different negative experiences drivers had sitting in traffic while trying to exit to the airport.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
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Moments later, video showed Swan exiting the restaurant and Jarrett approaching him from behind a large SUV parked nearby before extending his arm and firing two shots at Swan without taking the gun out of his jacket pocket.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 July 2025
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The Air Force flies the F-35A while the Marine Corps flies the F-35B STOVL jet.—
Anna Commander
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Toto flies backwards, slamming into Aunt Em’s open cedar chest.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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“Clear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear%20out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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