all clear

noun

Definition of all clearnext
as in green light

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Recent Examples of all clear Bettors, though, think the news is an all clear signal. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 Deputies swept the area after each threat was made and then gave an all clear after. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026 The situation has been resolved and all clear has been given to reoccupy the building. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 Their screens reflected all clear, yet within two hours, power outages cascaded through the interconnected grid. — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Digital hearing aids provide just enough amplification that soft, loud and normal sounds are all clear and comfortable and background noise is suppressed. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026 With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all clear
  1. green light
  2. permission
Noun
  • The first in-human clinical trial will assess the drug's safety profile, hopefully providing a green light for further efficacy studies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • Mounted atop the temporary wall were two sets of traffic lights, a pair of side-by-side green lights (currently off) and a set of red lights, now blinking.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Definition of green light
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  • He was granted permission to travel to New York for the event.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • What the Council's change adds is not access to green finance but permission to badge the whole enterprise, oil growth included, as transition.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of permission

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