Definitions

clear the air

VERB

clear up

Synonyms

WEAK

clarify decipher define elucidate explain interpret make clear make plain shed light on show simplify solve spell out

Example Sentences

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"He didn't want to have that final kind of meeting and to have to clear the air with it," Hamed said.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Engelbert and Collier were supposed to have a meeting to clear the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

They clear the air and rekindle their spark during a “Before Sunrise”-esque day together.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

In any case, the mayor has taken time out of his busy schedule of hitting the club and cutting the budget to clear the air.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2025

In the bathroom, running the water to clear the air, in the bedroom, wheezy puffs out the open window?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood