- present participle of clear.
clearing
Example Sentences
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For BridgeBio, the news is a potential clearing event for its Attruby drug, an oral stabilizer that addresses the same rare heart disease known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
In some areas, workers are clearing debris, but so far, nothing more.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
In 2024, the Japanese multimedia giant disclosed, discs made for only 3 percent of all PlayStation brand sales—not even clearing $1 billion in revenue.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
The family had previously said they made the discovery when clearing out their mother's home, which has been with the same family for generations.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
A dozen dryads stood at the edge of the clearing, watching, as Erato bent over the great pile of wood.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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