EVACUATED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

evacuated

verb

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

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There is no evidence that foreign countries intentionally emptied prisons or mental institutions and sent people to the United States.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
After the pilots emptied the bucket, the helicopter swung to the left and then rapidly descended, the report states.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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Traylor pointed to the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative, which cleared a long-standing homeless encampment on Western Avenue at 88th Street, not far from her home.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Boise High School students were evacuated after a bomb threat Friday morning, but police cleared the school by afternoon without finding a device.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

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