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Recent Examples of evacuate
Our hotel — our new safe space — was being evacuated because of the Sunset Fires.
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Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
If told to evacuate, do so immediately.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Firefighters also evacuated multiple pets from the building.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Between October 2023 and July this year, 7,642 patients, including 5,303 children, were evacuated from the enclave, according to the medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
—Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
If told to evacuate, do so immediately.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Firefighters also evacuated multiple pets from the building.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Between October 2023 and July this year, 7,642 patients, including 5,303 children, were evacuated from the enclave, according to the medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
—Christina MacFarlane, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
Verb
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Both of those boxes were emptied and gone, which led Sainz to believe the intruders likely shoved all of the guinea pigs into the two boxes.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Or, keep scrolling to find other popular self-emptying robot vacuums on sale.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Altchek will be the new executive vice president for club performance and league growth, filling a role vacated earlier this year by Chris McGowan.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Manes’ defenders pointed out she had been cleared by the internal inquiry and was implementing a policy dictated from Washington.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Southwest Airlines Flight 2493 was waiting to take off on San Diego International Airport’s Runway 27, when controllers cleared a Cessna Citation private jet to land on the same runway, CNN reported at the time.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The vacuum's flexible neck made cleaning under chairs, the couch, and around tight corners simple.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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When traveling, make sure to clean your clothes, boat, animals and gear off afterward to prevent the spread of invasive species to other areas.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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