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 The sheriff's office said deputies quickly put out the fire and evacuated the inmate, who was the only one in the cell. — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 And people are paying a lot of money to get access to bad medical reports so they can be evacuated medically or be accepted for a scholarship or something. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Following the incident, police swiftly evacuated nearby businesses and parking garages. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The department said eight units of an apartment building on Grace Avenue above the collapse were evacuated. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 At a recent competition, one woman … evacuated all over herself. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 They were already gone, having evacuated the site of collective disappointment faster than seemed possible for a crowd of such size. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 All Capitol offices were evacuated after the attack in New York and at the Pentagon. — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 More than 18,000 people have been evacuated in Suichuan County, the official Xinhua News Agency said. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
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  • Beaches emptied out and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes in a number of areas on Tuesday.
    — DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Beaches emptied and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes Tuesday in a number of areas.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • The measure passed the Senate 86-11 in August and cleared the House 262-159 on Wednesday, sending it to Trump for his signature.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • During the episode, Stiles revealed that Parton had cleared the use of the song prior to her death in August.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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