clearing
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acquittal, exculpation, exoneration, vindication
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Other conditions that contribute to blooms are stagnant water, resulting from a lack of natural flushing, and land clearing, which allows more polluted runoff to wash into waterways. — Craig Pittman, sun-sentinel.com, "5 things to know about blue-green algae. (It’s bad. And it’s getting worse.)," 10 July 2019 Their days begin and end with a regimen of airway clearing, a 24-minute series of percussions on Margo’s chest, back and sides. — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, "The Parent Trip: Meagan and Rhett Brackeen of Point Breeze," 27 Feb. 2018 The bears knew to come when the train stopped in some forest clearing to get treats tossed by the crew. — Los Angeles Times, "On Canada’s Via Rail, a return to the older — and let’s be honest, better — way of traveling," 17 Aug. 2019 Sundar Pichai, Google's soft-spoken CEO of 15 months, stood in the small clearing in the dense crowd that served as a makeshift stage. — Nitasha Tiku, WIRED, "Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech," 13 Aug. 2019 The movie, starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank, follows 12 strangers from conservative states who wake up in a clearing and discover they’re being hunted by rich liberals. — James Hibberd, EW.com, "Trump slams The Hunt movie where elites target 'deplorables'," 9 Aug. 2019 Two years later, the traffic on Alabama’s depth chart is clearing. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, "Why Alabama RB says he’ll run ‘mad, angry’ after waiting his turn," 7 Aug. 2019 Beyond that, the Heat’s 2023 pick dealt to the Clippers in the cap clearing for Jimmy Butler. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Winderman: Whiteside, Spoelstra now past tense, as trade clears air | Commentary," 6 July 2019 In a small clearing, Lily is laid to rest alongside others who died in Bidibidi. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "Mourning refugees risk a war zone to bury their dead at home," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clearing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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