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
  • Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • Simone empties out the frivolities and installs her unique despair.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of empties
Verb
  • And if no nominee clears it, the show with the highest percentage of yes votes takes the trophy.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • The gateway earns its place where an integration is shared, permissioned, observable or reused across many agents, and buyers should be honest about how much of their tool access clears that bar.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of clears

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