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evacuate

verb

i-ˈva-kyə-ˌwāt How to pronounce evacuate (audio)
Definition of evacuatenext
as in to empty
to remove the contents of evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

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Recent Examples of evacuate The office building has been closed for more than two months after it was evacuated because of structural concerns. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Navajo police said three families in Shiprock, New Mexico, were evacuated Friday evening due to rising water levels and flooding near the San Juan River. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 After learning that passengers had self-evacuated, Metro-North Railroad disconnected the third rail and suspended train service to the Lower Level of Grand Central, the MTA said in its release. — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Authorities ordered residents and businesses within one mile of the site to evacuate as crews secured the area. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
  1. empty
  2. vacate
  3. clear
  4. clean
Verb
  • The team argues that Kosowski returned to the garbage collection container to see if it had been emptied.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Those were emptied and the rye whiskey was placed into these casks for eight weeks to soak up new flavors.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • Werner Kunkel spent more than 30 years in prison on a murder conviction that a state court vacated earlier this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That restaurant took over and renovated the former Arby’s location vacated last year.
    — Teresa Stepzinski, Florida Times-Union, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of vacate
Verb
  • Heti cleared her throat to speak but her aunt cut in quickly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Across the litigation, Paramount had been rankled that the government and dozens of foreign regulators cleared the purchase.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of clear
Verb
  • The formula has a neutral pH that cleans hardwood floors and protects them from discoloration, too.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In all, roughly 1,200 workers are still grinding away, some with power tools, others with 10-foot-long feather dusters, cleaning the rafters beneath the canopy.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of clean

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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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