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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
Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Hotels have been emptied out in preparation for the sensitive meetings.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Denver Water also emptied the reservoir in 2015 for dam rehabilitation.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Andi's heart gave a single, sickening jolt that emptied her lungs.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The man then got into the driver’s seat of the truck, backed it up toward the property and fully emptied the contents of the dumpster onto the lawn.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Miami then emptied its bench late in the blowout win.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Boston emptied its net to deploy an extra attacker in the final minutes of the third but couldn’t solve Desbiens despite scoring chances from Megan Keller and Haley Winn from the point.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
That down payment on the house kind of emptied us out.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 12 Apr. 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
Down 30 with seven minutes left, Ott waved the white flag and emptied his bench, trying to move on to Wednesday’s Game 2 as quickly as possible.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Hotels have been emptied out in preparation for the sensitive meetings.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Denver Water also emptied the reservoir in 2015 for dam rehabilitation.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Andi's heart gave a single, sickening jolt that emptied her lungs.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The man then got into the driver’s seat of the truck, backed it up toward the property and fully emptied the contents of the dumpster onto the lawn.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Miami then emptied its bench late in the blowout win.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Boston emptied its net to deploy an extra attacker in the final minutes of the third but couldn’t solve Desbiens despite scoring chances from Megan Keller and Haley Winn from the point.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
That down payment on the house kind of emptied us out.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Adjective
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Five-star hotels in the Pakistani capital have been empty, awaiting diplomatic delegations for a next round of negotiations this week between Iran and the US.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police officers advised a dispatcher that the suspect vehicle was empty and no children were located inside.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to Israel's Ministry of Health on Tuesday, since the beginning of the war, 7,183 people have been evacuated to hospitals, of whom 118 are currently hospitalized.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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The unoccupied Jeep continued to roll down the road, striking three parked cars before crashing into a tree, police said.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the unoccupied and unkempt property — from deteriorating exteriors to overgrown yards — can create issues within the existing community.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Murakami cleared the center field batter’s eye for his first major-league slam.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Foreign Office, which oversees diplomatic appointments, cleared him anyway.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The lobby and tenant amenity areas were upgraded in 2019, according to real estate tracker CoStar, which lists the property as more than half vacant.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The vacant structure had been damaged by a fire once already when it was set ablaze a second time, damaging the property next door, said Jackson, president of the South End Neighborhood Association.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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First, your nail should be cleaned and prepped.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2026
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Maintenance Hamster cages should be cleaned often.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His EcoFlow house battery eventually drained as well, bringing the vehicle to a complete 0% state of charge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Kennard drained all five of his three-point attempts, including three in the fourth quarter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Other examples include requiring captioning for videos and making a computer navigable without a mouse, for people with motor disabilities.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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Europe turned inward, with trade currents mostly running along navigable rivers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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