all clear

noun

: a signal that a danger has passed

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Movies, shows, and sports are all clear with this TV’s vivid 4K Ultra HD. — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Check Vents and Insulation Good airflow makes a huge difference, so make sure that air vents are all clear and unobstructed. — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Southbound lanes on Interstate 65 near West Hebron Lane in Bullitt County are all clear as of 1:20 p.m., Thursday, after a crash snarled traffic in the area, according to TRIMARC. — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2024 Dissatisfaction with the economic status quo and immigration, along with high disapproval of the incumbent president, were all clear boons for Trump's candidacy. — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for all clear

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of all clear was in 1853

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