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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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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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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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Ranchers left these small groups of trees to give their cattle shady spots to rest but cleared out much of the land to create pastures.
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In addition to the arrests near Raven Park, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office also cleared out an encampment on private property over the weekend that resulted in several arrests.
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This signaled the impact of discounts imposed by Nike to clear out unsold inventory.
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Police used a water cannon to disperse the crowd after protesters tried to break through police barricades.—
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In the confusion, she was detained, then charged with failure to disperse and blocking the sidewalk.—
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Three adults — the boys’ father, grandmother and grandmother’s boyfriend — were able to escape the fire, which started in the basement and caused about $350,000 in damage to the home and its contents, according to the Carpentersville Fire Department.—
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Condo prices are plummeting across Florida as homeowners flood the market with new inventory in a last-ditch attempt to escape rising fees on their units, according to new Redfin data.—
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Ravi Ahuja will depart Roku‘s board of directors after more than a decade, following his promotion to CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.—
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The inaugural charter flight departed from Wuxi to Chicago early Friday, carrying more than 100 tons of cargo.—
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Police said suspects fled before officers arrived on the scene but didn’t provide information about the suspects.—
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More than 20 million people are living below the poverty line, and hundreds of thousands more have fled the country.—
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Eventually any discourse about his low batting average and moving him in the lineup evaporated as Judge finished with a .322 average, 58 homers and 144 RBIS, barely missing out on matching Mickey Mantle in the Triple Crown department.—
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Sacramento State moved up from non-scholarship Division II to scholarship Division I in 1991.—
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When the Nissan stopped and the man didn’t get out, officers used a drone to observe him.—
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That’s what white women should be doing: organizing within, learning, listening, resourcing women of color, and—crucially—getting out of the way.—
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LaVine exited with 9 minutes remaining with just 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting.—
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Following his musical guest appearance on this weekend’s episode of the NBC sketch comedy show, the 2x Grammy nominee abruptly exited Studio 8H during curtain call, while host Mikey Madison and the cast had the traditional post-show mingle onstage during the credits.—
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Ed O’Keefe, meanwhile, flew to Ontario to examine the effect of Trump tariffs on electricity from Canada.—
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On Wednesday, a different plane flying the same route from Charlotte to Augusta also experienced a mechanical issue, American Airlines told CNN.—
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“Clear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear%20out. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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