Bars
Bars noun - Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights.
Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Both words in one sentence
- McVitie's Penguin biscuit bars are very popular in the UK, and the connection is made explicitly clear in certain versions of the game where the intro features an advertisement for said biscuits!
Source: Product Placement / Video Games -
An Aesop: A lot of strips give helpful reminders to vote in the Student Government elections or "clear your registration bars." No telling how seriously these were meant to be taken.
Source: Comic Strip / Psychobevo - Compare to Trading Bars for Stripes, where the "labor" is "join the military", and Boxed Crook, where there's a clear agreement that one job equals freedom.
Source: Prisoner's Work
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Bars & Clear. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bars/clear>.
Clear or Bars. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bars/clear.
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