as in emptied
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuated
Denver Fire Department crews quickly extinguished the engine fire on the Airbus A321, and passengers evacuated the plane via slides.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
All passengers as well as 17 crew members will be evacuated, but 30 crew will stay on board and travel on to the Netherlands, Spain's Health Minister Monica Garcia said.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Nearby residents were evacuated by bus as the incident unfolded.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Ten of those evacuated suffered minor burn injuries.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Passengers were evacuated using slides, then bussed back to the terminal.
—Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Three passengers have died, one is in intensive care at a South African hospital, and three others were evacuated from the ship Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Five of those evacuated were reported injured.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Over 2,000 guests and about 500 staff members on duty were evacuated, KPNX reported.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
All passengers as well as 17 crew members will be evacuated, but 30 crew will stay on board and travel on to the Netherlands, Spain's Health Minister Monica Garcia said.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Nearby residents were evacuated by bus as the incident unfolded.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Ten of those evacuated suffered minor burn injuries.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Passengers were evacuated using slides, then bussed back to the terminal.
—Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Three passengers have died, one is in intensive care at a South African hospital, and three others were evacuated from the ship Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Five of those evacuated were reported injured.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Over 2,000 guests and about 500 staff members on duty were evacuated, KPNX reported.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
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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
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Both head coaches emptied the bench to start the fourth.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Now the airline’s demise has cleared the way for competitors to raise their prices—and has left roughly seventeen thousand people out of work.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Gateway’s Ethan Antle cleared 14-3¼ for fifth in the pole vault.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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