evacuated

past tense of evacuate
as in emptied
to remove the contents of evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

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Recent Examples of evacuated More news Thousands were evacuated and six were hurt as the Hawk fire grew to more than 15,000 acres at the California-Nevada border. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 More than a thousand people were forced to flee from a Croatian holiday resort last week, while hundreds more were evacuated from villages in western Germany and southwest France. Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 At a virtual town hall meeting, Navy families who abruptly evacuated from Bahrain six months ago had many questions. Steve Walsh, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026 Two hospitals evacuated patients and the sheriff said his office was keeping a close watch on whether to evacuate the county jail. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 About 150 people in Union County were evacuated but all had been allowed to return home as of Saturday. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026 Thousands were evacuated, with many sheltering in tents outdoors and afraid to return to their homes due to fears of aftershocks. Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 At least 400 have been evacuated in Ravenswood in addition to those evacuated from Broad Ripple on Friday night, Indianapolis public safety officials said at a Saturday press conference. Tony Cook, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026 About 2,000 residents in Nagekeo evacuated, and damage was reported to homes, warehouses and government buildings, the BNPB said. Reuters, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
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  • Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Dingell also referenced a similar incident in Livonia, where the same train blocked a crossing for nearly 48 hours before it was cleared on Wednesday.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bitcoin cleared stormdotXBT's $74,000 tripwire within a day of the post.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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