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 flames can be seen near Betty's Pies, which was among the businesses evacuated.
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Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 May 2026
About two dozen customers were inside at the time and were safely evacuated.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Offshore oil platforms are often evacuated if storms are impacting the Gulf.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
An American Airlines regional jet with a congressman on board made an emergency landing and evacuated on the tarmac on Friday after smoke was reported in the cabin moments before landing.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Passengers were evacuated on a taxiway and then bused to the airport terminal, American said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The remaining two cases—one from France, the other from Spain—were identified as the ship was evacuated and passengers were being repatriated.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
As patrons evacuated, Morgan drove across the pavement and smashed the bulldozer into the pub’s porch, destroying outside walls and causing roughly £22,000 in damage, according to the outlet.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Hours after the eruption, 17 climbers had been safely evacuated, including seven Singaporean nationals and two Indonesians who eventually joined the rescue operation and provided information on climbing routes of the victims before the eruption.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 May 2026
About two dozen customers were inside at the time and were safely evacuated.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Offshore oil platforms are often evacuated if storms are impacting the Gulf.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
An American Airlines regional jet with a congressman on board made an emergency landing and evacuated on the tarmac on Friday after smoke was reported in the cabin moments before landing.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Passengers were evacuated on a taxiway and then bused to the airport terminal, American said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The remaining two cases—one from France, the other from Spain—were identified as the ship was evacuated and passengers were being repatriated.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
As patrons evacuated, Morgan drove across the pavement and smashed the bulldozer into the pub’s porch, destroying outside walls and causing roughly £22,000 in damage, according to the outlet.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Hours after the eruption, 17 climbers had been safely evacuated, including seven Singaporean nationals and two Indonesians who eventually joined the rescue operation and provided information on climbing routes of the victims before the eruption.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
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New Haven is spooky in the fog, and the rain had emptied out the streets.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The former junkyard is seen as ripe for future redevelopment, but an environmental clean-up is clearly a costly hurdle to be cleared.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Joe had been trying to keep Ospreay away from The Death Riders in recent weeks as Ospreay trained with the group in order to get cleared to return to an AEW ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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