all clear

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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 The school received an all clear to resume its normal schedule. Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 The good news right now is that the roads are all clear. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 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 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
Noun
  • The project, designed by Arquitectonica, still needs a green light from the Fort Lauderdale commission.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • For some members of the Saudi royal court — the country’s secretive, most powerful administrative body, which has green light and veto power over all cultural policies and vets major entertainment investments like Desert Warrior — Mackie was a confusing choice.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the list of permission credits for The Penguin Book of Oulipo, the number 14 is missing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Swift’s likeness has been used without permission in numerous AI fakes, including by Meta’s AI chatbots and in pornographic images that have circulated on the internet.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026

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“All clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20clear. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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