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 All employees safely evacuated the warehouse, and no injuries were reported. — Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026 About 77 mobile homes near the wreckage were evacuated, with county officials unable to say when residents can return as investigators examine the scene. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 Others were evacuated from New Mexico's Rio Arriba County, where the Rio Chama was under a flood warning through Tuesday. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Travel insurance can bridge these gaps and cover expenses if someone is injured, falls ill, or must be medically evacuated while traveling. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 This was recorded by her daughter in the USCP SUV as she was being evacuated from the Capitol. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 The Secret Service evacuated Vice President Pence, while rioters breached more barriers and began to smash through windows, kicking doors open behind them for more rioters to stream in. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
Verb
  • Gottlieb emptied her bench to begin the fourth quarter with the Trojans up by a wide margin.
    — Gabriel Duarte, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Two cash registers inside had been emptied prior to the store closing, police said.
    — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Testing the naval configuration The program has already cleared an earlier launch milestone.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Watson returned to the game after being cleared by an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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