evacuation

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Recent Examples of evacuation The evacuation disrupted regular campus activities and prompted swift coordination between school administrators and law enforcement. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Follow evacuation instructions without delay. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025 Residents were left frustrated and fearful when two gas leaks led to evacuations in the Indian Hills neighborhood Thursday and Friday. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025 The threat caused the evacuation of a City Council meeting and a shift to temporary virtual sessions. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
Noun
  • With the growing exodus, there is abundant proof that English players can have successful careers on the continent, with plenty of European clubs prepared to operate as stepping stones.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, there’s been an exodus of federal workers who left by choice.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This led to a significant wave of emigration, with many Cubans heading to the United States.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Tilbury Docks is a post-industrial wasteland of car parks, motorways and an old brick terminal whose walls are coated thick with the memory of emigration.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The portions of the plan that include Israeli withdrawal, the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and the provision of mass humanitarian aid to Gaza are similar to past agreements, including the last one that collapsed after Israel violated its terms in March 2025.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Another came with the withdrawal of Tino Livramento, the England defender, who left the field on a stretcher, obviously distressed, with what looked like a bad knee injury.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In order to give life to the book, Rosales drew from multiple locations across the diaspora, taking fragments from Brazil, Cuba, and the United States into a cohesive narrative.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Members of the Afghan diaspora spent hours, and sleepless nights, trying to call and text relatives, friends and colleagues back home.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The kids associate helicopters with life flights to the local hospital, a sign that someone has been seriously injured, Cornelison said.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But, here's how the shutdown could affect you from mail to flights to the stock market.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Statewide, most of the turnover came from educators exiting their school districts entirely, including for retirement or jobs in new fields, instead of transferring to a different school district, the Policy Forum reported.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.
    Terry Moseley, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Policy Forum previously reported 2012 was another high point for educator departures in Wisconsin, likely related to the 2011 passage of Act 10.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than having to track down ice at every turn, just pop this case and its TSA-compliant ice packs in the freezer prior to departure to keep your medication safe while in the air.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the exiting thunderstorms are also bringing some relief to fire crews.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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