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emptied

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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
More recently, gang violence has emptied out entire neighborhoods as more Haitians have fled both within the country and abroad to Canada and the United States. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Back at the Red Bull team bus, moments after the stage finish, two soigneurs emptied an ice-bath. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Once home to thousands of sailors and their families, the island emptied after the base closed in 1997. Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 The location sold more than 7,000 pints of Boston Lager, emptied 99 kegs and two full tanks—the equivalent of another 30 kegs—and required five emergency deliveries to keep up. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 July 2026 After the concrete basin was emptied, cleaned and dried, the Reflecting Pool was painted in sections. Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 Days later, chapter leaders learned their bank account had been emptied and their DAV charter revoked, according to court documents. Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 Dwayne Johnson is a famously big guy, one who has emptied the ocean of cod to fulfill his protein needs and whose workouts could form their own editorial verticals at various men’s magazines. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026 The two exchanged words and the dugouts emptied, but order was quickly restored and no one was ejected. Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Adjective
  • Lush green grass isn’t possible in all areas of your yard, which is why groundcovers come in handy to fill in those empty spaces.
    Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
  • More likely, the milk, eggs and seafood aisles will go empty in a hurry.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the region, including more than 250 rescued by boats from beaches in the area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • At least 60,000 people have been evacuated from the Spokane, Washington, area as wildfires fueled by strong winds and dry conditions destroyed hundreds of buildings and knocked out power across the region, officials said.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The brick building was unoccupied at the time, officials said.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • On June 20, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi encountered heavy smoke that obscured an active emergency fire scene that was not cordoned off with cones, the company wrote in its report.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The airport says the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad checked the unattended luggage and later cleared the bag.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the decades, a variety of businesses came and went before the lot was cleared in 2023 to make way for the construction of the Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Beshear has no authority, secretary of state says The dispute centers on who gets to decide how a vacant Kentucky Senate seat is filled.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another is expected to open soon at a vacant East Palo Alto campus.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At present, most satellite data is sent back to Earth before it is cleaned, sorted and analyzed.
    Martin Halliwell, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Dryer Lint Screen The lint trap or screen in your dryer should be cleaned on a regular basis.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Which Power 4 teams have the most (or least) navigable schedules?
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The strait is a critical export route for Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, and has remained largely navigable throughout the war.
    Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Still, these legal battles and the year of strikes drained the UMWA financially.
    Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The soil is just as dense, heavy, and poorly drained as ever.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

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