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Recent Examples of emptied
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 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, 28 Dec. 2025
Bit by bit, Rachel moved her belongings back into her emptied home in Richmond.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Large swaths of southern Lebanon and northern Israel emptied out, as missiles and rockets fell nearly every day for almost fourteen months.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
This person emptied the gun, paused, then resumed firing, 20 shots in all.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Before moving day, make sure attics, garages, basements, and off-site storage units have been fully packed and emptied.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
His throw to Bogaerts began a double play that emptied the bases and ultimately saved a run in the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The shooters went back inside and searched through rooms that were emptied during the lockdown, Wahl said.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
These are not throwaway virtues in 2026, when the world is increasingly colonized by soulless vertical drama templates and is emptied of literacies, as seen when college students struggle to make any sense of the first seven paragraphs of a Dickens novel.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
New Haven is spooky in the fog, and the rain had emptied out the streets.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Adjective
Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 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, 28 Dec. 2025
Bit by bit, Rachel moved her belongings back into her emptied home in Richmond.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
And plenty of dogs emptied their bladders in the rings, prompting some cleanup and straw removal.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Large swaths of southern Lebanon and northern Israel emptied out, as missiles and rockets fell nearly every day for almost fourteen months.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
This person emptied the gun, paused, then resumed firing, 20 shots in all.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Before moving day, make sure attics, garages, basements, and off-site storage units have been fully packed and emptied.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
His throw to Bogaerts began a double play that emptied the bases and ultimately saved a run in the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The shooters went back inside and searched through rooms that were emptied during the lockdown, Wahl said.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
These are not throwaway virtues in 2026, when the world is increasingly colonized by soulless vertical drama templates and is emptied of literacies, as seen when college students struggle to make any sense of the first seven paragraphs of a Dickens novel.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
New Haven is spooky in the fog, and the rain had emptied out the streets.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Adjective
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Some rest their coats, bags and umbrellas on the empty chair next to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Perfume bottles, empty picture frames, and books arranged by color turn shelves and desks into the curio cabinets of an eclectic collector.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The flames can be seen near Betty's Pies, which was among the businesses evacuated.—
Cole Premo,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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About two dozen customers were inside at the time and were safely evacuated.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Waymo vehicles have encountered issues in South Florida several times this year, according to reporting by NBC — most recently, video appeared to show a Waymo lingering outside a condo community, and the Miami Sheriff's Office said the unoccupied autonomous vehicle hit a guard gate barrier arm.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The former junkyard is seen as ripe for future redevelopment, but an environmental clean-up is clearly a costly hurdle to be cleared.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Joe had been trying to keep Ospreay away from The Death Riders in recent weeks as Ospreay trained with the group in order to get cleared to return to an AEW ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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But during a time when Detroit officials had verifiable data on formerly vacant homes and buildings being redeveloped into housing, they were frustrated that Census population estimates did not align with local data.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Whatever the case may be, don’t let your shoes spend too long vacant on the porch.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Dishes that are stacked too closely together, are nested (think bowls and spoons), or blocked by larger items may not be fully cleaned and rinsed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The script, credited to new collaborator Simon Lyashenko and Zvyagintsev and adapted freely from Chabrol’s 1969 thriller, wastes nothing, not even a throwaway comment at a restaurant dinner that Gleb and Galina attend about the last time Gleb cleaned his own house.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Snowball viburnum prefers moist, loamy soil that is well-drained but tolerates other soils.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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At 92, the actress brought a blast of old Hollywood glamour to a festival that, this year especially, has often felt strangely drained of it.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Residents of the Pyramid Acres subdivision in southwest Tarrant County say landowner Nancy Rimmer has unlawfully blocked their access to Bear Creek, a navigable public waterway, by posting no-trespassing signs, installing surveillance cameras and hiring armed guards.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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That foundation makes everything that follows—diagnosis, treatment, ongoing care—feel more navigable.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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