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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
Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Normally jammed with oil tankers and cargo ships, it has been nearly emptied by Iran's threat to attack vessels, sending oil and gas prices surging.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The benches and bullpens emptied after Wrobleski hit Giménez on the hand with a fastball in the fourth, and the crowd roared when George Springer followed with a single off Wrobleski’s leg.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Borders closed, embassies emptied and allies sent military reinforcements.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Running outside, Friedmann, who had not emptied his gun of rounds, fired at the customers, missing both.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Visitors follow Otto Frank’s five-month journey back to Amsterdam after liberation, returning to a city that had lost around 70,000 Jewish residents and to his family’s hiding place, mostly emptied by the Nazis.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
As conflict escalates in Iran with knock-on effects across the Middle East, vast swaths of regional airspace have closed or emptied.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The home has been all but emptied.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 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
Williams also had access to the victim's secondary residence, and when officers got there, police said jewelry boxes were emptied and rummaged through and other items were missing.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Normally jammed with oil tankers and cargo ships, it has been nearly emptied by Iran's threat to attack vessels, sending oil and gas prices surging.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The benches and bullpens emptied after Wrobleski hit Giménez on the hand with a fastball in the fourth, and the crowd roared when George Springer followed with a single off Wrobleski’s leg.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Borders closed, embassies emptied and allies sent military reinforcements.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2026
Running outside, Friedmann, who had not emptied his gun of rounds, fired at the customers, missing both.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Visitors follow Otto Frank’s five-month journey back to Amsterdam after liberation, returning to a city that had lost around 70,000 Jewish residents and to his family’s hiding place, mostly emptied by the Nazis.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
As conflict escalates in Iran with knock-on effects across the Middle East, vast swaths of regional airspace have closed or emptied.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The home has been all but emptied.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Adjective
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There are some players in the NBA who couldn’t hit 50 out of 100 three-pointers in an empty gym, Redick said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Further announcements on Tuesday and in coming days from other cities about other reward increases and offers for fugitives who will fill empty spots on the list are expected, the agency said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The store was evacuated and will remain closed for the remainder of the day.—
FOX19 Digital Staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Two hospitals evacuated patients and staff.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Donnie is alarmed to find her in a room that, according to the board, is unoccupied.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some ignited fireworks and others spoke from a bullhorn or spray-painted anti-ICE phrases on vehicles and an unoccupied guard booth.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Live Nation has faced years of antitrust scrutiny over its 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster, which was cleared by the Obama administration and later contested as inadequate by rivals, lawmakers and fans.—
Josh Sisco,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Video posted to social media by Krista Tatschl of KMBC-TV showed passengers returning to the terminal from the tarmac after the incident was cleared.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The church, the school, and the rest of the campus — which published reports say also included a rectory, a convent, and an annex — were left vacant.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the darkness of a vacant parking lot outside Dell Children's Medical Center, more than 50 of Andres Vega's friends and family members extended their arms into the air Wednesday evening and sang his favorite spiritual song.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chris made a third and cleaned the play up.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Or tie the decorative touches together with this area rug from textile brand Loloi—its neutral pattern won’t pull focus from the rest of your decor and can be easily cleaned with a hose.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Surgeons drained nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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This profound snow drought comes at an especially awkward time, compounding a quarter-century of regional aridification that has drained the nation’s two largest reservoirs to precarious depths.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Seasons in the Hindu Kush—Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter,2009–11, has the spectator stand above crushed pots as if surveying terrain from above—the godlike perspective of the Mercator projection, where mountains become miniature and geography flattens into a navigable surface.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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When leaders acknowledge missteps quickly and recalibrate direction, teams can begin to see change as navigable rather than destabilizing.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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