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the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
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Recent Examples of clearances
Muñoz was just behind him in second place on 167, but had 108 clearances on top of that compared to Gueye’s 36.
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Have any film festivals ever insisted upon legal clearances for footage in your documentaries’?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
From 2022 through this year, none of San Jose’s clearances were exceptional declarations, after recording one in 2021 and two in 2020.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Temwa Chawinga is in the 70th percentile for tackles while Bia Zaneratto is in the 98th percentile for tackles, 88th percentile for blocks and 79th percentile for clearances.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Trump has revoked security clearances for a number of officials, including those who signed on to a letter saying the Hunter Biden laptop had the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign, as well as the clearances of attorneys working at major law firms.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
This ain’t ‘cause of no sample clearances.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
Fest organizers earlier raised flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
These include clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT).
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
James Nalton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Have any film festivals ever insisted upon legal clearances for footage in your documentaries’?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
From 2022 through this year, none of San Jose’s clearances were exceptional declarations, after recording one in 2021 and two in 2020.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Temwa Chawinga is in the 70th percentile for tackles while Bia Zaneratto is in the 98th percentile for tackles, 88th percentile for blocks and 79th percentile for clearances.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Trump has revoked security clearances for a number of officials, including those who signed on to a letter saying the Hunter Biden laptop had the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign, as well as the clearances of attorneys working at major law firms.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
This ain’t ‘cause of no sample clearances.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
Fest organizers earlier raised flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
These include clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT).
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearances
Noun
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The visible part of commerce would shrink, but the trust layer including tokens, credentials and permissions would grow.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In tandem with this, the brand has recently obtained rare FAA permissions to fly over people and vehicles in dense urban areas, such as Boston, which indicates its regulatory leadership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 34 states, CVS will continue to offer COVID vaccines for those who fall under the new FDA authorizations.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Clearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearances. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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