CLEAR OFF Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

clear off

verb

Definition of clear off

chiefly British

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

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Recent Examples of clear off Taking up a higher starting position, the 34-year-old should have scored earlier in the second half after ghosting into the box to see his diving header cleared off the line by Takehiro Tomiyasu. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026 In the final moment of first-half stoppage time, Chawinga’s shot was cleared off the line by defender Ayo Oke. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 The game began to open up more in the minutes before the second-half hydration break as Canada once again forced the South Africans to clear off the line. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 Sami attacked Cody and cleared off the Arabic announce table. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clear off

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Verb

The National Gallery Singapore’s chief curator Patrick Flores and assistant chief executiveChris Lee, are the latest to depart the institution in December amid a staff shake-up.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Shortly after, a heavyset man wearing gray sweats, white socks and black sandals and a black hooded sweatershirt exits the passenger-side door.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Saquon Barkley missed the previous two games because of a hamstring injury before exiting Monday's loss after just nine snaps with a back injury.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Since then, the Buffaloes have gone 18-26, including a 9-4 effort from a 2024 roster that including his son Shedeur Sanders, who is now with the Cleveland Browns, and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Pat Dowell, 3rd, and others have called the session for Monday to have the council clarify that the $75 million will go toward the city’s pensions now.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

In fact, there is growing concern the current drought will only get worse.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Mbow Dem got the ball near the right corner of the box, shook Miami right back Gonzalo Lujan before taking a few dribbles to his left and rifling a shot into the left corner of the goal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Though afternoon highs and overnight lows remain about 10 degrees cooler for the rest of the week, the rain is expected to clear out by Friday night.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
The family could have cleared out a decaying bungalow and built something simpler in its place.

— Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of clear out

Verb

While the game between the Steelers and Saints got off to a smooth start, the civil unrest in and around Paris continues to be one of the biggest stories around the globe.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The Trail Blazers got off to a hot start in the third quarter with, starting on a 15-0 run, capped off by a 3-point basket by Camara for a 74-64 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of get off

Verb

As with the previous hour, which opened with the Russian assassins stalking River and Sid at the bowling alley, this episode picks up at the suspense cliffhanger of these same assassins peeling off with an abducted Sid in their car.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Large sheets of roofing material peeled off of the Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, due to powerful storm winds, as seen in footage posted to Instagram.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of peel off

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