Examples of clearing in a Sentence
the clearing of the table
the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest
We found a clearing in the forest.
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Advertisement Just beyond the southern shore there are old timber-company clearings which could someday be converted into trails that hikers can use to reach the adjacent Tahoe National Forest.
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
In the aftermath of the arrests of 47 protesters and the clearing of a Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a confrontation between police and protesters was replaced by simmering hard feelings and questions about what will come next.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
In the aftermath of the arrests of 47 protesters and the clearing of a Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a confrontation between police and protesters was replaced by simmering hard feelings and questions about what will come next.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
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“Clearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearing. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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clearing
noun
clear·ing
ˈkli(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: the act or process of making or becoming clear
2
: an area of land cleared of wood and brush
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