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Recent Examples of evacuate
Police officers secured a perimeter around the house and surrounding homes were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, New Lenox police said in a news release Wednesday.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Boston firefighters evacuated more than two dozen patients, tackled the blaze, and then had to clear the building of smoke.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
At the time, Afghans were scrambling to be evacuated as the Taliban regime returned to power.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
No injuries were reported and nearby residents, asked to evacuate when the threat came in, were allowed to return to their homes.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Boston firefighters evacuated more than two dozen patients, tackled the blaze, and then had to clear the building of smoke.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
At the time, Afghans were scrambling to be evacuated as the Taliban regime returned to power.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
No injuries were reported and nearby residents, asked to evacuate when the threat came in, were allowed to return to their homes.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
Verb
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Down 30 with seven minutes left, Ott waved the white flag and emptied his bench, trying to move on to Wednesday’s Game 2 as quickly as possible.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Hotels have been emptied out in preparation for the sensitive meetings.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With former champion Alex Pereira vacating the belt to move up and challenge for the interim heavyweight crown at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, Ulberg (14-1-0) earned his spot across Prochazka (32-5-1) in the main event of Saturday’s card.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The artist was working on a number of individual figures and one day, while clearing his worktable, placed them on the floor and was struck by the arrangement, preserved in this piece.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The company also recommended that the person clear their cache and cookies on their device or try a different browser.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If something’s been messy or slow, take a few minutes to clean it up.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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Nazarian said the property owner will be billed for clearing and cleaning the lot.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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