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 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 At least 60,000 people have been evacuated from the Spokane, Washington, area as wildfires fueled by strong winds and dry conditions destroyed hundreds of buildings and knocked out power across the region, officials said. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Police soon evacuated all patrons and workers, ordering them to stand across the street and await further instructions. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Aug. 2026 Before police reached the scene, nearby boaters had already evacuated everyone on board the aircraft. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire off Java, killing at least five and leaving 41 unaccounted for as nearby ships evacuated hundreds from the burning vessel. Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Sony and Fujifilm also evacuated staff from their plants in the area, Nikkei newspaper reported. CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Bordeaux turned an exhibition center into an emergency shelter, providing cots and food for thousands of evacuees, including hundreds of older people evacuated from care homes. Mark Carlson, Fortune, 27 July 2026 More than 300,000 people were evacuated and at least one person killed because of wildfires in France and Spain, with fire crews battling the blazes for several days. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuated
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  • One kind of firework sounds as though the sky just emptied its digital trash.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The benches emptied for both teams, but calm was restored a couple minutes later.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The airport says the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad checked the unattended luggage and later cleared the bag.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the decades, a variety of businesses came and went before the lot was cleared in 2023 to make way for the construction of the Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Evacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuated. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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