evacuation

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Recent Examples of evacuation The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026 Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026 The agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters. Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026 An emergency official familiar with the situation said there had been discussions with federal immigration officials about a potential evacuation of the Krome facility due to multiple brush fires a few miles away that had been ongoing since last week. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
Noun
  • The xAI cofounder exodus has been well documented.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Miami-Dade lost about 10,000 residents last year, and the exodus skews young.
    Jessica Lipscomb, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Oil-rich Venezuela, a country of 28 million that was long among the wealthiest nations in Latin America, has suffered a decade of economic decline and mass emigration.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • That turn is notable in a country that has prided itself on keeping the far right at the margins, and whose own history of colonization and emigration has generally made such politics a hard sell.
    Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Reynoso said suspicious bank activity and withdrawals were made to their accounts.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Any changes result in the early withdrawal penalty applied retroactively to the very first payment.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The reforms open wider space for private businesses, direct imports and exports, private banks and Cuban diaspora investment — even allowing fast-food chains — inspired by Chinese and Vietnamese market-style communism.
    Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • The game attracted not only fans willing to spend upwards of $2,700 on tickets, but also prominent figures from Haiti and its diaspora, including fashion designer Jovana Louis and Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who traveled with several government ministers.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • None of the participating athletes have to pay for their flights.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Donaldson auditioned for the Heat earlier this month after taking a red-eye flight from San Francisco.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The stock market's near record highs, swelling 401(k)s and other retirement account balances.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • The city is clamoring to clinch one of two league expansion spots by Manfred’s retirement in 2029, taking the number of teams from 30 to 32.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The trade comes after years of uncertainty surrounding Milwaukee's direction following the departure of championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer in 2023 and caps a steady decline that culminated in the Bucks missing the 2026 playoffs.
    Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The pound eased against major currencies as speculation mounted that Starmer was going to set out a timetable for his departure.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Let passengers exit the train before boarding This rule isn’t unique to Japan, but blocking the door or pushing against the exiting crowd is considered extremely impolite.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • According to research firm Kpler, only seven ships on Friday passed through the strait — five entering and two exiting.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 2 June 2026

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“Evacuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuation. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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