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Recent Examples of evacuations
Firefighters ordered evacuations for residents living near Yearling Way and Gray Mare Drive, and evacuation warnings for a large group of other homes in the neighborhood.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
In addition to some residential evacuations, which are updated on the Rio Blanco County and Garfield County sheriff's offices, the Lee fire led to the evacuation of nearly 200 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations are in place for specific zones in both counties, with additional areas under evacuation warnings.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
In addition to some residential evacuations, which are updated on the Rio Blanco County and Garfield County sheriff's offices, the Lee fire led to the evacuation of nearly 200 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations are in place for specific zones in both counties, with additional areas under evacuation warnings.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuations
Noun
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The cities get quieter, the exoduses take place, and the publishing output slows to an almost complete halt.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Around 500 flights are coming in and out of the city every day, with Emirates operating about two-thirds as many as before the war, according to Badri.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Aero flights fly twice a week.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brickner didn’t say yes or no to further withdrawals, but said the money must be handled very carefully.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Plus, most beneficiaries who inherit traditional retirement accounts must liquidate them within 10 years and withdrawals are taxed, but no Roth withdrawals, even by heirs, is ever taxed.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Media produced for and by diasporas – people displaced from their country of origin by choice or force – is a good source for contextualized and expert information about conflicts in their country of origin.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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Connecticut is home to more than 100,000 Muslims from different diasporas, as well as recent arrivals from the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, united by the religion of Islam.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For gamblers, especially younger ones who are just starting to earn and build the savings that will undergird their retirements, that can mean life-altering losses of wealth and financial stability.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their colleagues were prepared to move forward with the motions to expel them if their departures were not imminent.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Still, the two members left the timeline of their departures ambiguous, and the lawmakers who were pushing to oust them might still take action today.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Evacuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuations. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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