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Recent Examples of evacuate
Residents of the building, and those from a residence next door, were evacuated.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Health organizations from around the world were working to evacuate, trace and isolate this outbreak while getting care to those who have fallen ill, according to the BBC.
—Hali Smith
may 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
He was medically evacuated to South Africa on April 27, where he is currently hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Those three cases were evacuated to the Netherlands.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Health organizations from around the world were working to evacuate, trace and isolate this outbreak while getting care to those who have fallen ill, according to the BBC.
—Hali Smith
may 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
He was medically evacuated to South Africa on April 27, where he is currently hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Those three cases were evacuated to the Netherlands.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
Verb
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Both head coaches emptied the bench to start the fourth.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The wind was picking up, and the playground was starting to empty.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Andrew moved to Sandringham earlier this year after he was asked to vacate his home at the Royal Lodge in Windsor.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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As the source of food dies off, spiders will naturally vacate in search of food elsewhere.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Shortly after the Iran war began, there were several weak Treasury auctions in which bonds cleared at higher-than-expected yields or drew insufficient buyer demand.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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When the dust cleared, De Lander was the one wearing the title around her waist.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On May 6, 2016, Kianna and her sister, Miah, were home cleaning the house for Mother’s Day while Fiona was work.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Rescuers pulled his body from the water after half an hour and rushed him to Los Angeles General Medical Center, where Michelle works on the overnight cleaning crew.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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