as in emptying
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
Ford Louisville Assembly Plant has started evacuating per the UAW Local 862 president Todd Dunn, out of a safety precaution, not because of immediate danger.
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Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Armed police officers were seen running down the platform at the station, evacuating passengers while looking to neutralize any ongoing threat, the UK’s PA Media news agency reported.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
She’s written loads for a sophomore album, inspired by her family’s experience evacuating their Palisades neighborhood as wildfires swept through Los Angeles in January.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Heavy rain early Tuesday morning pushed rivers across the southern state past their banks and into the surrounding communities — damaging roads, evacuating residents and shutting down schools and businesses.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hundreds of hikers have begun evacuating after severe weather left them stranded across the region.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Used for resupplying and evacuating troops, these drones often travel more than 10 miles without stopping but are vulnerable to changes in terrain; each trip involves dozens of people behind the scenes.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
After evacuating moviegoers, theater co-workers Jasmine Frappier, Kiley Nettleton, and Olivia Perritt, all 17, helped care for the church members, giving them food and water.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Armed police officers were seen running down the platform at the station, evacuating passengers while looking to neutralize any ongoing threat, the UK’s PA Media news agency reported.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
She’s written loads for a sophomore album, inspired by her family’s experience evacuating their Palisades neighborhood as wildfires swept through Los Angeles in January.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Heavy rain early Tuesday morning pushed rivers across the southern state past their banks and into the surrounding communities — damaging roads, evacuating residents and shutting down schools and businesses.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hundreds of hikers have begun evacuating after severe weather left them stranded across the region.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Used for resupplying and evacuating troops, these drones often travel more than 10 miles without stopping but are vulnerable to changes in terrain; each trip involves dozens of people behind the scenes.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
After evacuating moviegoers, theater co-workers Jasmine Frappier, Kiley Nettleton, and Olivia Perritt, all 17, helped care for the church members, giving them food and water.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuating
Verb
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The compact base station only needs emptying about once every 75 days.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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At this price point, mopping capabilities, as well as self-cleaning, and self-emptying features should be included.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, clearing the hurdle of high up-front costs for batteries and chargers will make for lower long-term operating costs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The researchers built a fully functioning quantum chip based on this qubit to validate its performance, clearing one of the key obstacles to efficient error correction and scalability for industrial systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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