clears 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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of clear the neighborhood
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