as in emptying
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
These robots now help with logistics, evacuating injured soldiers, and even humanitarian work on the battlefield.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Passengers evacuating an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides in July.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Video of passengers evacuating an American Airlines flight recently showed that many brought their carry-on baggage off the plane with them – just the latest in a long line of examples of this issue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
About 700 people live on the 12 Tokara islands, and some of the residents have been evacuating voluntarily to the mainland.
—Hollie Silverman
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But there is no apparent mechanism to prevent those Hamas members from joining the throngs of Palestinians evacuating south.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Uncommon courage was common on 9/11, from the united passengers on United 93 to the unsung hotel workers at the Marriott World Trade Center who died evacuating guests.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The incident briefly shutdown the production and resulted in the international cast and crew evacuating for a time.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
As officers attempted contact, more gunshots were fired from inside the apartment toward officers, who took cover and began securing the scene and evacuating surrounding apartments, according to the release.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Passengers evacuating an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides in July.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Video of passengers evacuating an American Airlines flight recently showed that many brought their carry-on baggage off the plane with them – just the latest in a long line of examples of this issue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
About 700 people live on the 12 Tokara islands, and some of the residents have been evacuating voluntarily to the mainland.
—Hollie Silverman
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But there is no apparent mechanism to prevent those Hamas members from joining the throngs of Palestinians evacuating south.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Uncommon courage was common on 9/11, from the united passengers on United 93 to the unsung hotel workers at the Marriott World Trade Center who died evacuating guests.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The incident briefly shutdown the production and resulted in the international cast and crew evacuating for a time.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
As officers attempted contact, more gunshots were fired from inside the apartment toward officers, who took cover and began securing the scene and evacuating surrounding apartments, according to the release.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuating
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Or, keep scrolling to find other popular self-emptying robot vacuums on sale.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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This happens because bile is not emptying properly into the intestine.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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TwelveLabs’ technology uniquely reduces that friction, surfacing the right scene faster, flagging potential issues earlier, and clearing the path so creators can focus more of their energy on emotion, framing, and story arcs.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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After clearing the idea with Springsteen himself, Clinch began working on ideas to feature his most iconic photographs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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