/**
 * Clear punctuations from a string and replaces it with a whitespace character or returns an array of strings.
 *
 * @param text String input to clear from punctuation.
 * @returns Either a string or an array of strings cleared from punctuations based on the arguments passed.
 * @example
 * clear('Hello, world!'); // 'hello world'
 */
export declare function clear(text: string): string;