cleared out

verb

Definition of cleared outnext
past tense of clear out
1
as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

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2
as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

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3
as in departed
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleared out
  1. dispersed
  2. escaped
  3. departed
  4. fled
  5. exited
  6. went
  7. started
  8. evacuated
Verb
  • Expecting a spouse, children, or a community to handle this long-term is unrealistic, especially as families become more dispersed and community support diminishes.
    Patti Brennan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since remote teams are geographically dispersed, leading through effective communication and collaboration is crucial.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispersed
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  • Oklahoma went into Knoxville and barely escaped with a win over Tennessee.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Stuffed for no gain, the Steelers turned the ball over on downs but still escaped with a win thanks to six Chris Boswell field goals.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of escaped
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  • One surprisingly active club has been the Athletics, who have departed Oakland and will play their home games in Sacramento in the near term.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Multiple other execs in the C-suite departed in the time since, most recently president and chief operating officer Chris Ruble, who was terminated in December.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Mangione then allegedly fled the city and led police on a five-day interstate manhunt, ending with his arrest in a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after workers and customers recognized him from a wanted poster.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The driver didn’t yield and fled southbound at what the sheriff’s office described as a high rate of speed.
    Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of fled
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  • Despite this, the number of animals in shelters remains high—in the first half of 2024, 322,000 more pets entered shelters than exited them.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Our emphasis on clear succession planning ensured smooth transitions when leaders moved roles or exited.
    Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of exited
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  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • That’s quite a feat for a team that started playing football in 1925.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of started
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  • As shown in Pratt’s Instagram Stories, the house burned to the ground, but their entire family was evacuated to safety.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Tens of thousands were evacuated as more than 5,000 acres burned in the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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cleared off

cleared out

cleared (up)

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