empties

present tense third-person singular of empty
as in clears
to remove the contents of empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

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Recent Examples of empties That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement. Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026 Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 June 2026 Simone empties out the frivolities and installs her unique despair. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026 Flores checks for spills, then empties the mug back into the pot by hand and does it again — hundreds of times. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 To begin, lab assistant Julia Butac empties a burlap bag of beans into a bin and starts to sift them a couple handfuls at a time, removing anything that isn't a full bean. Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026 Other than that, though, the place empties out midday while most everyone is within Yosemite. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 However, as part of that, the gallbladder empties less frequently and more slowly. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empties
Verb
  • The approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) clears a major regulatory hurdle for the company’s commercial rollout.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • Prosecutors argue the evidence easily clears Utah’s probable-cause standard at this stage of the case.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Kherson's Drone Siege Spreads That assessment is echoed by Alina Holovko, co-founder of the humanitarian organization Dobra Sprava, who evacuates civilians from frontline towns in the Donbas.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Not everyone evacuates at once in a storm.
    Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Redesign how the job actually gets done on-site, begin with where your people spend their time and what drains it, and bring in technology to serve that work.
    Jessica Beck, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … DIGITAL HEIST — Coldcard wallet attack drains up to $89M in Bitcoin from 1,200+ addresses.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Weakened by kidney failure, Karam is unable to work and is tethered 12 hours a day to the machine that cleans the toxins from his blood.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Dawn Dishwashing Liquid Best soap in the world—cleans dishes and windows, pretreats laundry, and unclogs toilets.
    Chris Kelly, New Yorker, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • The Thunder could slide Wallace, Alex Caruso or Ajay Mitchell into the starting role Dort vacates.
    Matt Schubert, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • That schedule can be altered under special circumstances, including when a sitting commissioner vacates a seat early.
    Douglas Hanks June 9, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Modding the glasses is against the terms of service, which voids your warranty.
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 16 May 2026

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“Empties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empties. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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