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 In Utah, dozens of runners and volunteers who were part of the Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated Sunday after being stranded by flooding. — Jaimie Ding, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 Officials evacuated riders from the roller coaster at the amusement park, video footage posted on social media shows. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Gorkha district’s chief government administrator, said more than 200 people were evacuated on Monday. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 After several minutes, crews evacuated the building and began attacking the fire from outside the building in a defensive posture. — Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 Jalisco has suspended classes, evacuated residents and urged Puerto Vallarta’s businesses to shelter workers and visitors. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Luckily, the building had few people in it at the time, and everyone was safely evacuated. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 The person who tested positive is being evacuated from Congo and will be treated at a hospital in the Netherlands, according to a Doctors Without Borders statement. — Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Fortunately, the instability was being monitored, and Blatten's population was evacuated before the landslide. — Imogen Foulkes, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
Verb
  • When applied perfectly, the stoma emptied directly into the bag and didn’t leak.
    — Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By the end of Monday night, Caesars Superdome had largely emptied, and the vast majority of remaining seats were filled with fans donning red.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Police cleared a blockade at Assas university, a top French law school in central Paris, on Friday morning.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Bomb disposal specialists cleared the vehicle before armed officers discovered a fence breach and located the men inside.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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