clear away

verb

1. (adverb) to remove (objects) from (the table) after a meal

Idioms and Phrases

see clear out, def. 1.

Example Sentences

Once this rain clears away this weekend the cold air will sweep the field and bring a regime change with snow for some of us next week.

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He asked workers to go back out onto the grounds and clear away the highly radioactive rubble that surrounded Reactor 2.

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But when you cleared away the controversy around Lippmann’s persona you could see it was rooted in two simple complaints.

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Roz was briefly lost in the poison tide, and when the cloud cleared away, she saw the fish disappearing back into the darkness high above.

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Microglia act as the brain's immune cells, clearing away waste and harmful materials, while astrocytes help neurons communicate and maintain healthy function.

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