as in empties
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuates
Not everyone evacuates at once in a storm.
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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.
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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.
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E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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
Verb
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Simone empties out the frivolities and installs her unique despair.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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Flores checks for spills, then empties the mug back into the pot by hand and does it again — hundreds of times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The president said the move clears the way for the military and police to restore order.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The certification clears the way for deployment of the company’s SR-1 technology in regulated manufacturing environments across the United States and Canada.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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“Evacuates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuates. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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