as in emptying
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
After evacuating right before Katrina, Fussell and her family moved through Baton Rouge; New Iberia; Washington, DC; and Philadelphia before returning to New Orleans in December 2005.
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Dian Zhang, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Speaking at a Senate hearing, Lazaro was asked whether the Philippines could seek Beijing's help in evacuating close to 200,000 Filipinos living in Taiwan if conflict breaks out.
—Karen Lema, Reuters, 28 Aug. 2025
Martin and her husband, MJ, were no strangers to evacuating when a hurricane approached.
—Jessica Jordan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The university said in a text sent to the campus community shortly afterward the University of Arkansas Police Department was evacuating students.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Vietnam began evacuating more than half a million people Sunday in preparation for a powerful typhoon, which made landfall on the country’s coasts on Monday afternoon.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The incident had initially sparked a manhunt in the 4,000-acre park southwest of Denver, with heavily armed officers searching the grounds and evacuating visitors.
—ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
While emergency responders were on the scene, evacuating construction workers due to the gas leak, there was an explosion hurtling debris hundreds of feet in the air, video shows.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
For assistance evacuating large animals, in Santa Barbara County please contact the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at 805-681-4332.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Dian Zhang, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Speaking at a Senate hearing, Lazaro was asked whether the Philippines could seek Beijing's help in evacuating close to 200,000 Filipinos living in Taiwan if conflict breaks out.
—Karen Lema, Reuters, 28 Aug. 2025
Martin and her husband, MJ, were no strangers to evacuating when a hurricane approached.
—Jessica Jordan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The university said in a text sent to the campus community shortly afterward the University of Arkansas Police Department was evacuating students.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Vietnam began evacuating more than half a million people Sunday in preparation for a powerful typhoon, which made landfall on the country’s coasts on Monday afternoon.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The incident had initially sparked a manhunt in the 4,000-acre park southwest of Denver, with heavily armed officers searching the grounds and evacuating visitors.
—ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
While emergency responders were on the scene, evacuating construction workers due to the gas leak, there was an explosion hurtling debris hundreds of feet in the air, video shows.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
For assistance evacuating large animals, in Santa Barbara County please contact the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at 805-681-4332.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuating
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Start by emptying shelves, removing all items, one shelf at a time.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Express lines moved rapidly, emptying entirely within 10 minutes of gates opening and flowing smoothly for the rest of the evening.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The property transfer and payment afforded the city funding to knock down the five-story relic — which had been unused and deteriorating for decades — but clearing the lot of its large pile of debris remained a financial and logistical hurdle.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Efficiency has a role in clearing crowded court dockets.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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