CLEARS OUT Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

clears out

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present tense third-person singular of clear out

as in disperses

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

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as in escapes

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

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as in exits

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 clears out During sleep, adenosine levels drop as the brain restores its energy balance and clears out metabolic byproducts. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Using a cancer medication called navitoclax, which selectively clears out aged and dysfunctional cells, the researchers were able to restore nearly normal blood vessel function in the salt-fed mice, the release stated. —

Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 This refreshing exfoliating toner clears out buildup that can exaggerate uneven texture, thanks to a 4-HA complex (AHA, BHA, PHA, LHA) that sweeps away dead skin cells without tipping into irritation. —

Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026 As Sullivan clears out what previous GM Chris Grier had in place, the Dolphins will now take on more than $175 million in dead money in 2026 by the time the post-June 1 releases of Tagovailoa and edge rusher Bradley Chubb are factored in. —

David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 The forecast finally clears out and remains pleasantly mild Sunday, into Monday of next week. —

Cutter Martin, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 The treatment clears out parasites and provides temporary prevention, regardless of whether the child has a fever or other symptoms. —

Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 Even if Denver clears out $10 million in cap space in the form of Jonas Valanciunas’ non-guaranteed salary, will there be enough room for the front office to both negotiate a new deal that pays Watson market value and fill out the rest of the roster? —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025 The locker room all but clears out before quarterback Patrick Mahomes returns to the interview room that Reid just vacated. —

Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025

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Rodighiero and her team already have their suspicions about how the red and blue monsters can coexist in the early universe—perhaps the blue galaxies are in fact born from the red ones as the dust disperses.

— Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Criminalization disperses suffering, while prevention reduces suffering.

— Ray Bramson, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026