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in the clear

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. Not guilty or not suspected of wrongdoing.

    • Offshore sports betting . . .is judged illegal in the U.S. under laws originally drawn up in the '60s; sites offering casino-style virtual gaming claimed they were in the clear.

  2. Transmitted without encryption or scrambling.

    • FM radio stations are broadcast in the clear.

  3. No longer in danger.

    • “Think we're in the clear?” Leif asked, still studying the rooftops and doorways for new threats. Before Nick could answer, the whole world exploded in fire and smoke.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for in the clear. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA