clear channel
Americannoun
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a radio broadcast channel cleared for long-distance broadcasting during nighttime hours.
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a broadcast channel free of undesirable interference.
Other Word Forms
- clear-channel adjective
Example Sentences
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Davis explains that Agnes and Ant embody a "clear channel through which their instincts can flow."
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
“If we are a clear channel, our intention reflects the intention of the cosmos.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023
University officials say bias reporting systems — which rely on teams of designated administrators or offices of diversity, equity and inclusion — give minorities a clear channel to report objective cases of harassment.
From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2022
These localities should develop a clear channel for providers to ask questions about how best to protect themselves while still providing care.
From Slate • May 13, 2022
If a ripe archegonium is placed in water, it soon opens at the top, and the contents of the canal cells are forced out, leaving a clear channel down to the egg cell.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
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