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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
Beaches emptied out and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes in a number of areas on Tuesday. — Desiree Brooks, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 Beaches emptied and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes Tuesday in a number of areas. — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 The team argues that Kosowski returned to the garbage collection container to see if it had been emptied. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Those were emptied and the rye whiskey was placed into these casks for eight weeks to soak up new flavors. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026 In the weeks after the tragedy, the crowds of mourners dispersed and Clancy's world emptied out. — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 In recent decades, meanwhile, some rural communities have shifted away from farming or have emptied out, leaving behind untended lands where vegetation runs rampant. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 The public eventually learned that Scott had walked past undercover officers, emptied a cigarillo, rolled it with marijuana — and held up a semi-automatic pistol. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 The Highland Park High School string quintet performed as the auditorium emptied. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
  1. empty
  2. evacuated
  3. unoccupied
  4. cleared
  5. vacant
  6. cleaned
  7. navigable
  8. drained
Adjective
  • For the Dodgers, the worst tickets seldom fall to market rate, because the team would rather live with a few empty seats rather than condition fans to hold out for a lower price.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These simple and easily transportable sliders guarantee you’ll be left with an empty dish.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • The sheriff's office said deputies quickly put out the fire and evacuated the inmate, who was the only one in the cell.
    — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And people are paying a lot of money to get access to bad medical reports so they can be evacuated medically or be accepted for a scholarship or something.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of evacuated
Adjective
  • Neither the athlete-plaintiffs nor the NCAA has clarified how many roster spots are unoccupied in the 2026–27 season.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The rig first crushed a construction trailer with two workers inside and an unoccupied car, Sanchez said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of unoccupied
Verb
  • Despite opposition from residents and some Miami Beach leaders, billionaire Ken Griffin’s plan to add a private helipad to his megayacht marina cleared a key city committee Thursday and now heads to the full City Commission.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Mexican authorities opened shelters and cleared people from beaches, and 15,000 security personnel were deployed across the coast.
    — Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleared
Adjective
  • That included eliminating 400 vacant positions, tapping an $89 million rail-project reserve to cover transit expenses and using an affordable-housing reserve to pay for a county eviction-reduction program.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The old data center building that has been sitting vacant out beyond centerfield is slated to come down, making way for more development.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of vacant
Verb
  • An original European chandelier, once in the dining room, has been meticulously cleaned and preserved.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their report recommended that indoor spaces be cleaned by professionals with experience removing asbestos and that residents not reoccupy those spaces until after they had been cleared.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 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
  • Detectives drained three dams, searched six mineshafts and sent up drones with specialized cameras to take detailed imagery, later analyzed with artificial intelligence.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Canyon Lake, a storage reservoir and popular recreation spot on the Salt River, will be drained for the first time in 20 years starting this month.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of drained

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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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