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adjective

as in empty

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verb

past tense of empty
as in evacuated
to remove the contents of empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

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Recent Examples of emptied
Adjective
Videos online showed buses easily gliding through emptied lanes. — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026 Is The Vivisectors disparaging this sort of ’emptied’ novel, or attempting to give it newfound spiritual relevance? — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 Combine equal parts vinegar and water in a spray bottle and liberally spray the emptied interior shelves, drawers, bins, and walls. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 Bit by bit, Rachel moved her belongings back into her emptied home in Richmond. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
The color pairs especially well with earthy browns and clay reds, adds Malarkey, who recently emptied several green polishes in her kit. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 In Lihue, a town of 8,000 with Kauai’s primary airport, residents were stocking up on food and water as supermarket shelves emptied. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Collina Strada emptied its cupboards to for its S/S ’27 collection. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 At twenty-four, the soprano ability gone, his coffers emptied by heroin and scammers, Lymon, in his addict’s senescence, spoke to a reporter from Ebony magazine; a year later, he would be found dead on his grandmother’s bathroom floor. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 The refusal tier of American wealth management has emptied out. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
  1. empty
  2. evacuated
  3. unoccupied
  4. cleared
  5. vacant
  6. cleaned
  7. navigable
  8. drained
Adjective
  • On the day Hoosier fans celebrated last year’s 2025 national championship run inside Memorial Stadium, the stands grew increasingly empty as the season-opener against North Texas wore on.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That would make the construction of small apartment or condo buildings less expensive, helping developers fill Chicago’s empty lots with units that are also affordable, said Ald.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • During the standoff, deputies contacted residents of an accessory dwelling unit in the backyard and evacuated three adults and three children unhurt.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter, with an army medic checking on him during the flight.
    — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of evacuated
Adjective
  • The remaining unoccupied houses fall into other categories, such as properties that have been sold or rented but are not yet occupied, homes that are reserved for workers or units being held off the market.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The transfer station was closed and unoccupied at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported.
    — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of unoccupied
Verb
  • Once activated, the machine cleared the surrounding fog almost instantly.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • They were cleared not just from neighborhoods around venues, but from the route of the Olympic torch relay.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleared
Adjective
  • In Austin, the vacancy rate for all affordable housing is nearly 16% with more than 4,500 vacant units, according to real estate data and analytics firm CoStar.
    — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In Austin, the vacancy rate for all affordable housing is nearly 16% with over 4,500 vacant units, according to real estate data and analytics firm CoStar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of vacant
Verb
  • Instead of simply reducing the amount of water used in a process, researchers are investigating whether the same water can be cleaned and cycled back into production.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Really, as long as the boots are leather and in good shape, they can typically be conditioned and cleaned.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleaned
Adjective
  • Florsheim’s argument has centered on Wisconsin’s Public Trust Doctrine, which protects public rights in navigable waters and the land beneath them.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Sheriff’s Office patrols the Chain, with 6,000 acres and 15 lakes that are interconnected navigable waterways, along with the county portion of the Fox River and 26 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigable
Verb
  • Using his antiseptic surgical technique, Joseph Lister successfully drained the pus.
    — Abe Baker-Butler, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Crowds were drained by unprecedented heat and fans (and conferences) were set off by clock disparities.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of drained

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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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