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 Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang on Sunday, with more than one million people evacuated. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 When the trembling decreased, the 27-year-old mother took the stairs seven stories down with her young child in her arms and evacuated the building. Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 In Bogotá, roughly 240 kilometers east of the epicenter, alarms sounded throughout the capital and thousands of people evacuated buildings as a precaution. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 Sixteen people were evacuated from an aerial cable car system in Pereira after being trapped for six hours, the city’s mayor’s office said. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 In western Canada, more 20,000 people have evacuated communities along Okanagan Lake in British Columbia over the weekend as a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes and dozens had to be rescued by aircraft. Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Lombardo said that more than 6,000 people have been evacuated, with thousands more under an evacuation warning. Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 China evacuated more than 1 million people from the east of the country, including the financial hub Shanghai, as a major storm made landfall. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026 More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the region, including more than 250 rescued by boats from beaches in the area. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
Verb
  • The refusal tier of American wealth management has emptied out.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Then the offices emptied and everyone was on the same screen.
    Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Stagnant smoke dropped air quality this week in the Pacific Northwest until winds Thursday and Friday cleared the worst of it from western locations, like Seattle and Portland, Oregon.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Once the ground is cleared and loosened, work in a layer of topsoil, compost, or fertilizer before laying down seed.
    Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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