emptying

present participle of empty
as in clearing
to remove the contents of empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

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Recent Examples of emptying Achieving that, however, will require emptying an injury list that is almost as long as the starting lineup. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Palencia said the gunman carried two magazines for the weapon and reloaded them after emptying the first one before turning the gun at himself. — CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Dieterich walked through the kitchen and exited the building through an unlocked door used by inmates assigned to kitchen duties, including emptying garbage outside. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Emigration has also hollowed out entire professions, emptying hospitals of health workers, schools of teachers, and even churches of priests and pastors, on a scale that Cubans have never seen before. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 That way, the Wildfire can be used more freely in hazardous areas without worrying about emptying the hangars. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 The 26-year-old took a few steps towards the slowly emptying South Stand, and, within seconds, was joined by his daughter Maria Alice, who ran out to him. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The amount of leaves that can be gathered before your Shop-Vac’s bin needs emptying is measured in cubic feet as well as bushels, which are slightly larger units of measurement. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Discussion looks at why parents are increasingly choosing to pull their kids out of public schools and what officials are doing to address emptying classrooms. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptying
Verb
  • In many cases, high-value interventions are surprisingly straightforward, such as resequencing dock staging, clearing high-traffic sightlines or adjusting conveyor heights.
    — Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Timing & Outlook Applied Materials broke above $500 while clearing its 50-day moving average, with both its 1-month and 6-month trends turning bullish.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kelly hopes hundreds of residents living in low-lying areas will consider evacuating.
    — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
  • By then, the fire was starting to impact houses, as people were evacuating.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One of Stallone's earliest gigs was cleaning the lion cages at Central Park Zoo.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Memory foam typically requires handwashing or spot cleaning instead.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This severe segmentation can be emotionally draining and erodes commitment to the organization.
    — Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Teams devised an unprecedented bit of spaceship surgery to replace the valve without draining the propellant and disassembling the spacecraft, steps that would have triggered a much longer delay.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • With Hageman vacating her seat, nine Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination and two Democrats are competing for their nomination.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams is moving to second base for the Washington Nationals, vacating the only position he's played during his five seasons with the club.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hilton proposed cutting taxes on the first $150,000 of income, paid for by eliminating high-speed rail funding, and floated building 10 new cities.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Cappelli also distinguished between eliminating jobs and eliminating employees.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Emptying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptying. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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