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clearing

[ kleer-ing ]

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noun

the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
a tract of land, as in a forest, that contains no trees or bushes.
the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences.
clearings, the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse.

clearing

/ ˈklɪərɪŋ /

First recorded in 1350–1400, clearing is from the Middle English word clering. See clear, -ing ¹

Not only will it immediately save lives, but the threat of jail time has a way of clearing the mind on subjects such as these.

A morning mist hung over everything, clearing occasionally to reveal lone fishermen.

He was clearing the decks for the president who had defeated Hillary in the 2008 primaries.

Clearing the river of legal commercial traffic, Naw Kham now had total control over what and who moved on the water.

Boon Clatterbuck throwing his whiskey bottle away, Jack Teagarden almost clearing his throat.

It therefore took under favorable consideration the question of a voluntary clearing system.

I met him striding toward the building that seemed to be a clearing house for the official contingent.

Be that as it may, the Railway Clearing House, as a practical entity, came into being in 1842.

Sam,” said Mr. Pickwick, clearing his throat, “your father and I have been having some conversation about you.

Crucifixes and shrines surrounded the clearing like the sentries of a beleaguering army.

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