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 During the standoff, deputies contacted residents of an accessory dwelling unit in the backyard and evacuated three adults and three children unhurt. Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter, with an army medic checking on him during the flight. Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 About 600,000 residents have been evacuated from risky offshore and onshore areas in Fujian as of Friday night, Xinhua reported. ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The organizers canceled the rest of the events after the incident, and the area was evacuated. Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 More than 60 people were evacuated from the area along the Colorado River. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Scores of visitors had to be evacuated from the area by helicopter. Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The Arizona Department of Public Safety and the National Park Service evacuated at least 62 individuals from Phantom Ranch and the lower North Kaibab trail to the South Rim, according to a release from the NPS. Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 As of Sunday afternoon, at least 62 people have been evacuated, the Grand Canyon National Park said in a statement. Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
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  • The color pairs especially well with earthy browns and clay reds, adds Malarkey, who recently emptied several green polishes in her kit.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In Lihue, a town of 8,000 with Kauai’s primary airport, residents were stocking up on food and water as supermarket shelves emptied.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Once activated, the machine cleared the surrounding fog almost instantly.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • They were cleared not just from neighborhoods around venues, but from the route of the Olympic torch relay.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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