evacuation

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Recent Examples of evacuation As a result of relentless Russian drone attacks, Ukraine is facing a shortage of trucks, pickups, and armored transport vehicles, many of which are being destroyed on resupply and evacuation runs. David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Sixteen zones were under evacuation orders for the 6-5 and 2-7 fires, and another seven for the same fires faced evacuation warnings. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 In the main building, accessible rooms include a King and Double with wide bedroom and bathroom doors for wheelchair access, lowered emergency evacuation instructions, and grab bars in the bathrooms. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 By the middle of the third quarter, Kenan Stadium turned into just another North Carolina evacuation site. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuation
Noun
  • The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.
    Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There has been a mass exodus at the agency, including the loss of its director, but others left in protest of Kennedy's leadership and his controversial views on vaccines.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nikola’s children leave the country to find work in Germany — this new rural-to-urban migration encourages emigration outright.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Netanyahu has said Gaza’s population should be relocated to other countries through what his government has described as voluntary emigration.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • China expanded its activities in the South China Sea following the US withdrawal, building artificial islands and military outposts.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, and its leaves are used to create products that some say help treat pain, anxiety, depression and help with opioid withdrawal.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Annual Black Food Festival The annual Black Food Festival brings together a culture of food, music and community from the African diaspora.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The sense of optimism has made its way into the Syrian diaspora.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The club looked at how the best Championship teams made the transition into the top flight in the past.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Abu Dhabi experience The new flight lands at Zayed International Airport, which offers a variety of unique experiences for customers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, lawmakers had capped the agency’s administrative funding just as tens of millions of Baby Boomers were aging into retirement, exploding Social Security’s rolls.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • About six months after Aerosmith announced their retirement, Tyler took to the stage at his Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since Levy’s departure, the Lewis family have faced questions about their intentions for the club.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On Her Hiatus Speaking to her fans on a live stream, Kai was candid about her feelings since her WWE departure.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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