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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
As in former works, meanwhile, Hopper’s diner is streamlined, simplified, the world around it emptied to its essentials, adding to its dreamlike quality. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Whole neighborhoods had emptied out, and residents noticed fewer drivers on the streets. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026 As the evening continued, the racks quickly emptied as attendees were eager to take home their new finds — but not without a bit of debate amongst themselves first about what was truly worth the trade. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 At a Franprix on Rue Beaurepaire near Place de la République, shelves were emptied and products were either stolen or crushed on the floor. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Four minutes after the hit initially took place, the Falcons’ bench emptied. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 When applied perfectly, the stoma emptied directly into the bag and didn’t leak. — Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 The pandemic, which emptied offices in 2020, deepened WeWork’s troubles. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Only once the Buffs emptied offensive coordinator Brennan Marion’s playbook, there was nothing left to fire at McGuire’s frauds. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
  1. empty
  2. evacuated
  3. unoccupied
  4. cleared
  5. vacant
  6. cleaned
  7. navigable
  8. drained
Adjective
  • None of the ballistic missiles that slammed Kyiv overnight into Thursday were intercepted – an indicator that Patriot stocks are still empty or critically low.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Phishing email and empty ring boxes Vardon’s article was primarily about how Knicks assistant coaches did not get rings on Tuesday when the team raised its first league championship banner since 1973.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • All employees safely evacuated the warehouse, and no injuries were reported.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • About 77 mobile homes near the wreckage were evacuated, with county officials unable to say when residents can return as investigators examine the scene.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of evacuated
Adjective
  • In each incident, a thief has entered an unoccupied, locked car parked on the street and stolen the car.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • To provide some perspective, billions of dollars are spent annually to operate and maintain outdated and largely unoccupied federal buildings.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of unoccupied
Verb
  • Traylor pointed to the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative, which cleared a long-standing homeless encampment on Western Avenue at 88th Street, not far from her home.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Boise High School students were evacuated after a bomb threat Friday morning, but police cleared the school by afternoon without finding a device.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleared
Adjective
  • Planners still regarded the district as an important source of industrial jobs even as vacant lofts were filling with artists using them in new ways still prohibited by the laws on the books.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In Highland, the town will receive an $886,300 grant to create Kennedy Commons from a long-vacant former gas station at 8436 Kennedy Avenue.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of vacant
Verb
  • The apartments Svetlana cleaned belonged to people in their thirties who didn’t seem to leave the house much—there was trash from Amazon and Uber Eats everywhere.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Some blankets can only be spot-cleaned, while others have removable, washable covers that can be laundered with everything else.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaned
Adjective
  • Mousavi also showcased research into constructing a navigable 4D scene from a single-camera recording.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of navigable
Verb
  • Once it’s been drained, loosely coil the hose and store it indoors.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of drained

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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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