as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work
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Recent Examples of clear off
Ibogaine literally will clear off those, like, the receptors in your brain.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
All patrons were cleared off the course grounds at Augusta National Golf Club.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
With players around the league exercising opt-outs and upward mobility clauses, and space being cleared off 40-man rosters, the Mets wanted to keep that roster spot open in case a more veteran infielder became available.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clear off
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
All patrons were cleared off the course grounds at Augusta National Golf Club.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
With players around the league exercising opt-outs and upward mobility clauses, and space being cleared off 40-man rosters, the Mets wanted to keep that roster spot open in case a more veteran infielder became available.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear off
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This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C.—
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Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Some of its missiles have a range of more than 300 miles and can strike a moving ship.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Trump's deportation policies have moved toward workplaces, as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement tries to reach the White House's goal of 3,000 deportations a day.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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This demographic shift is creating a double whammy for employers: Not only are fewer people seeking new opportunities, but a significant portion of the experienced workforce will soon exit the market.—
Duane Tursi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Dallas phone company had taken a blood-bath in its four-year foray into entertainment and was eager to exit.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Christina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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That is the thrust of what Netanyahu has said by way of reason for the attack now – that intelligence shows that Iran was getting closer to a possible breakout status for a nuclear weapon.—
Javed Ali,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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The three woman lived in the Moscow home with two female roommates who went physically unharmed in the attack, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
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With his chapter now complete with the Browns, Chubb will go down as one of the best running backs in team history.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Work began in March; so far, it’s been mostly clearing out vegetation.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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On Wednesday, police in Seattle used pepper spray to clear out protesters, and officers in Denver used smoke and pepper balls to control a crowd.—
Krysta Fauria,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
Verb
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With the Oilers coming off a Game 1 overtime win and the fans still feeling bliss, Friday’s game got off to a blistering start.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Perhaps fortunately, the Yankees also got off to a slow start, so the Red Sox are now nine games off New York's pace at the top of the division, compared to 12 1/2 games at the same point last season.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The plan is for about half of Tri-Rail’s 50 daily trains to peel off for downtown Miami, with the other half continuing on to the existing Miami airport station route, according to a 2017 report from the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which runs the service.—
Miami Herald Consumer Team,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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The 808s feel like drowning in a volcano, my skin peeling off as the visage of Satan reveals itself.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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