clearing the neighborhood

A form of clear the neighborhood — To become gravitationally dominant, such that there are no other bodies of comparable size within its orbit, other than its natural satellites or those otherwise under its gravitational influence.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clear the neighborhood
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clearing the neighborhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearing%20the%20neighborhood

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“clearing the neighborhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearing%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clearing the neighborhood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearing%20the%20neighborhood.

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