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Recent Examples of evacuate
Northern Colorado residents living near Carter Lake Reservoir in Larimer County were ordered to evacuate Wednesday morning after a new wildfire sparked, according to county officials.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021.
—Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
About 20 people were evacuated from the building, firefighters said, one of whom appeared to be missing until he was taken into custody for possible arson.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
About six homes immediately surrounding the backyard were evacuated as both teams removed the device.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021.
—Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
About 20 people were evacuated from the building, firefighters said, one of whom appeared to be missing until he was taken into custody for possible arson.
—Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
About six homes immediately surrounding the backyard were evacuated as both teams removed the device.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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Plus, the all-in-one station handles emptying, washing, and hot-air drying for total hands-free maintenance.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Wolverines emptied the bench with a few minutes left and came up short, but no matter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Looking back to the 1950s, other musical genres were used as trial evidence just four times, and in every case, the lyrics were thrown out or the convictions vacated.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Gamba family spent hours clearing debris from their property, working late into the night with chainsaws and hand tools.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bill cleared the House Revenue and Finance Committee March 19 on a 19-0 vote, which included the support of panel Chairman Curtis Tarver.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Turns out, the Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni is basically the floor-cleaning equivalent of a secret service agent.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Checking them off your spring-cleaning to-do list now will clear the way for more labor-intensive deep-cleaning tasks down the line.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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