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 Finally, grab 40% off the Roborock Q10 X5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop, providing 10,000 Pa suction and 7 weeks of hands-free self-emptying. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Cringe names our ethical recognition of the stakes of emptying out these words. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The show and encore, which take up a little over an hour, are bookended by scenes of concertgoers filling the room and then emptying it. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The high school gymnasium that held the event was packed, though crowds began emptying out about halfway through the 90-minute rally. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptying
Verb
  • The flight to Bucharest was approaching its final destination and landed safely when the threat was reported at Otopeni, with security checks subsequently clearing the aircraft.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Period pieces always come with financial hurdles — clearing songs, locations.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Footage from the scene showed employees evacuating the buildings as heavily armed officers secured the surrounding area.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • They were offered the choice of evacuating to territory controlled by Ukraine or Russia, or remaining in the city with replenished food and medical supplies.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Like other regular cleaning tasks, cleaning rugs should happen regularly.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Go room by room, cleaning with soap and water first and then disinfecting, as the American Cleaning Institute advises.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Wembanyama scored 10 of San Antonio's first 12 points, powering down two dunks and draining all six free-throw attempts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • These volatile compound intermediates shuttle and dissolve from the cathode, draining battery life.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • That will change come the start of 2028, as the two companies are vacating the agreement and Waymo will employ its own ride-hailing software.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For people who are out of work because of the slowdown in turnover, people aren't vacating their jobs, employers aren't expanding and adding new jobs.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The new bridge will have 65-foot vertical channel clearance, eliminating the need for a swing-span, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on a temporary data center moratorium and eliminating certain tax incentives for businesses building data centers in the state.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Emptying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptying. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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