as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we'll need official clearance before publishing this editorial
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Recent Examples of clearance
Unfortunately, Nemanja Matic spoons his clearance into the air.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Dohn didn't have clearance to house the number of students enrolled in its buildings.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Price upon publish date of this article: $274 Wayfair: Wayfair’s Fourth of July clearance event is the place to be this holiday season, with discounts of up to 70 percent off on living room seating, mattresses, outdoor furniture, area rugs, and all the other accruements that make a house a home.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
With clinical validation, regulatory clearance, and early adoption in both hospitals and wellness programs, the Sonu Band is redefining what a modern respiratory solution can look like: non-invasive, personalized, and rooted in real science.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Dohn didn't have clearance to house the number of students enrolled in its buildings.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Price upon publish date of this article: $274 Wayfair: Wayfair’s Fourth of July clearance event is the place to be this holiday season, with discounts of up to 70 percent off on living room seating, mattresses, outdoor furniture, area rugs, and all the other accruements that make a house a home.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
With clinical validation, regulatory clearance, and early adoption in both hospitals and wellness programs, the Sonu Band is redefining what a modern respiratory solution can look like: non-invasive, personalized, and rooted in real science.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearance
Noun
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Still, many members of the church don’t want to stop attending Mass even if leaders give them permission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Castillo denies that anyone in the department would give approval for the locks to be removed, and the man can’t name the individual who gave him permission, according to Castillo.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The wastewater testing program would need authorization from the legislature.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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To do so, however, requires authorization by the federal government.—
Chris Sims,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Indeed, Thomas Jefferson used ideas learned during his own college education to write the Declaration of Independence and establish one of the most consequential political doctrines in modern history: all people are created equal and possess inherent rights to a government based on their consent.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Last month, 27 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit to block the sale of customers' genetic information without their consent.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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“Clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearance. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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