Clear skies.

Meaning: This means that the sky is free from clouds or obstruction and is easy to see. It's like saying, The sky is very clear and you can see the stars easily.

Choice of Words: Clear is an adjective that means free from clouds or obstruction. Skies is a noun that refers to the expanse of space that is visible from the earth. When you put them together, "Clear skies" refers to an expanse of space that is free from clouds or obstruction and is visible from the earth.

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The sky is clear.

Meaning: This means the weather is good and there is no rain or clouds.

Choice of Words: The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular sky. Sky is the space above the Earth. Clear means without any clouds or rain. So The sky is clear means there are no clouds or rain in the sky.

There are no clouds in the sky.

Meaning: This means the weather is good and there is no rain or clouds.

Choice of Words: There is used to indicate that something exists. Are is the present tense of the verb to be. No means not any. Clouds are water vapor that condenses in the sky. In means inside. The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular sky. Sky is the space above the Earth. So There are no clouds in the sky means that there are no clouds in the sky.

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