evacuation

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Recent Examples of evacuation The Bishops, who are staying in Montego Bay on the island’s northwest coast, arrived just before evacuation orders were issued, Fox 4 reported. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025 The government had issued mandatory evacuation orders for around 28,000 people. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025 Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, urged Jamaicans to listen to instructions from officials, especially in reference to evacuation orders, because misinformation is already circulating. George Solis, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025 Hitler did as Stalin expected, but the rapid fall of France and the evacuation of British troops from Europe in May 1940 left Stalin one on one with the Führer. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
Noun
  • For now, the exodus has already started, as Andrew and his ex Sarah Ferguson have not been invited to spend Christmas with the family at Sandringham.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Around this time of year, every night, a quiet exodus is occurring.
    Hannah Chinn, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The country continues to grapple with hyperinflation, shortages, and mass emigration, with over seven million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The agreement included several conditions, including the release of all Israeli hostages both living and dead, and the withdrawal of some Israeli troops from Gaza.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Said to offer a level of care not currently available in any other local program, patients would be overseen by doctors and nurses who would oversee withdrawal management and therapy designed to prevent relapses.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everyday Dal The warming, soothing and downright healing effects of dal are well known throughout South Asia and its diaspora.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Wales Bonner takes inspiration from African diaspora, using louche tailoring to craft her pieces.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Scott Parker’s team possess all of the qualities that Vincent Kompany’s side lacked — a solid defensive foundation, togetherness, fighting spirit, and valuable top-flight experience led by example from defender Kyle Walker and goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier in the evening, the FAA said the airport would be unable to land arriving flights for a period because no certified air traffic controllers were available at the hub.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige If a cold-weather climate is conducive to your retirement needs, Trento, capital of the province of Trentino, may just be your ideal wintry mix.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Yes, Social Security payments, including Supplemental Security Income and benefits for retirement, disability and survivors, continue during a government shutdown.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Powerful flares may accompany the departure of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs); both are examples of solar storms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rallo lays out the unspoken rules (throw out your jeans from college, and don’t feel bad about Irish exiting) that make the decade easier, as well as pointers for cultivating a creative life.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
  • 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 3 Nov. 2025.

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