evacuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of evacuate
as in empties
to remove the contents of evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

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Recent Examples of evacuates Kherson's Drone Siege Spreads That assessment is echoed by Alina Holovko, co-founder of the humanitarian organization Dobra Sprava, who evacuates civilians from frontline towns in the Donbas. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Not everyone evacuates at once in a storm. — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026 On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuates
  1. empties
  2. clears
Verb
  • That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of empties
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  • The milestone clears one of the program’s most important early hurdles and validates a design approach focused on reducing development time and production costs without compromising mission performance.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • The other job, sorting out the claim after the smoke clears, is where a policyholder learns whether the cover was ever more than paper.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of clears

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