EVACUATION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

evacuation

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Recent Examples of evacuation An initial one-mile evacuation order, prompted by concerns that the smoke contained ammonia, included large swaths of the small city that local officials tout as the heart of the Oregon Coast. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 The Archuleta County Sheriff's office in Colorado warned residents to shelter in place Friday morning, and by the evening had issued an evacuation warning. — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Shimit Amin directs the project, which is based on a real humanitarian evacuation. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 Kiryat Shmona, a longtime Likud stronghold, is still conservative but increasingly frustrated after years of war, evacuation and renewed Hezbollah attacks. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuation

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Trump’s decimation of the federal bureaucracy, which included cutting thousands of jobs at the State Department, has triggered an unprecedented exodus from the Foreign Service.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Since a mass mobilization drive in 2022, which sparked a panicked exodus across its borders, Russia has relied mostly on large financial incentives to lure soldiers to fight.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of exodus

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The company may review requests submitted within three months of the unauthorized withdrawal, but reimbursement remains discretionary.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Barak also spearheaded a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrawal

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That Eastern European diaspora at City Spa encompasses Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Chechens, Armenians and others.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Antisemitism has surged across much of the world, with 2025 marking the deadliest year for Jews in the diaspora in more than three decades, according to Tel Aviv University.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

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The company now plans to expand testing before integrating the engine into a flight vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Kenya’s own top-flight football league and national teams, for instance, have been riddled with challenges ranging from leadership wrangles to payment delays.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of flight

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Existing bank account takeover A criminal gains access to your existing checking account, savings account, retirement account or payment app.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Current owner Mark Attanasio bought the Brewers from the Selig family in January 2005, and Bud Selig remained as commissioner until his retirement in January 2015 at age 80.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Its longer-term vision extends beyond autonomous aircraft to airports where loading, departures, landings, and turnaround operations require minimal human involvement.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
This rate of departure is significantly higher than the rates seen during the last two administrations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of departure

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According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Waymo robotaxis repeatedly passed stopped school buses in Austin, Texas, during the 2025–26 school year, while their stop signs were extended and students were boarding or exiting.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
Entering and exiting was seamless and discreet, like staying in an Airbnb.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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