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are clearing

  • present progressive
    of clear.
    clear
    adjective
    free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light.

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Devoted fans are clearing supermarket shelves and swapping tips on a Facebook fan page to hunt down remaining cups of “the magical mixture.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

In some areas, workers are clearing debris, but so far, nothing more.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

By drawing a young audience and honing in on original storytelling, these two horror films are clearing a new path in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

"Farmers are clearing forests to grow more crops, but those forests help generate the rainfall that the crops depend on. If that moisture source disappears, local food security will be at greater risk."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025

I don’t care what they call me anymore as long as my eyes are clearing up and I have a regular job lifting hundredweights of coal on a float.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt