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Recent Examples of evacuate
All customers and employees were safely evacuated.
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City News Service, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
They are currently being evacuated to hospital.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Rescuers evacuated her on March 24, but her dog Molly was not found at the time.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Security personnel returned fire, and staff moved quickly to evacuate the children, as smoke filled the building from the truck’s engine compartment.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
They are currently being evacuated to hospital.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Rescuers evacuated her on March 24, but her dog Molly was not found at the time.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Security personnel returned fire, and staff moved quickly to evacuate the children, as smoke filled the building from the truck’s engine compartment.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
Verb
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Plus, the all-in-one station handles emptying, washing, and hot-air drying for total hands-free maintenance.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Wolverines emptied the bench with a few minutes left and came up short, but no matter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Looking back to the 1950s, other musical genres were used as trial evidence just four times, and in every case, the lyrics were thrown out or the convictions vacated.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Gamba family spent hours clearing debris from their property, working late into the night with chainsaws and hand tools.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bill cleared the House Revenue and Finance Committee March 19 on a 19-0 vote, which included the support of panel Chairman Curtis Tarver.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coming off an excruciating 119-loss season, the Rockies cleaned house in the front office and promised a new, exciting era of baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kelse Redd, owner of professional cleaning company So Fresh So Clean, recommends starting with the blinds, fully dusting and wiping them down.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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