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clear the neighborhood

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(astronomy) Of a celestial body: 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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clear the neighborhood

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He helped clear the neighborhood of debris after the storm.

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Clearing the neighborhood is one of three necessary criteria for a celestial body to be considered a planet in the Solar System, according to the definition adopted in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.

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