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Recent Examples of evacuate
The school was evacuated and the area was secured, with no further danger expected, the police said on social media.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Accounts at the time said flames could be seen for miles, and neighbors were evacuated because of the concentration of burning hazardous materials.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
In a small number of cases, children were evacuated without parental or family consent, fueling debate over the ethics of the operation.
—Jim Axelrod
june 9, CBS News, 9 June 2025
Some of those who chose to evacuate didn’t do so promptly, and there was widespread confusion whether evacuation was necessary at all.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Accounts at the time said flames could be seen for miles, and neighbors were evacuated because of the concentration of burning hazardous materials.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
In a small number of cases, children were evacuated without parental or family consent, fueling debate over the ethics of the operation.
—Jim Axelrod
june 9, CBS News, 9 June 2025
Some of those who chose to evacuate didn’t do so promptly, and there was widespread confusion whether evacuation was necessary at all.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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Wolfgang Tillmans felt right at home mounting his Paris solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou’s vast library, which was emptied as the museum prepares to shutter for an extensive, multiyear renovation.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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For instance, leases for the state Department of Health expired last year at the Golden Rule Building on Seventh Place, emptying two floors.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
Verb
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There are only exceptional circumstances, such as when the award was procured by fraud or when the arbitrator refused to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles, that warrant vacating an award.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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Having vacated The Valley in September 1985 due to being unable to afford the necessary safety work, the London club moved in, first, with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and then West Ham at Upton Park.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The filmmakers had other hurdles to clear as well, including the incredibly complicated and fraught world of music licensing.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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He won’t be cleared to catch passes until some time in August.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, Roborock showed off a vacuum with a robotic arm for automatically removing obstacles while cleaning floors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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His father rose from dishwasher to short-order cook while his mother cleaned houses.—
Linh Tat,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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