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Recent Examples of evacuations
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.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The findings further said that procedures for the evacuations of cabins due to flooding were not reviewed with camp staff and counselors and that the campers were not instructed on how a flood evacuation would happen — making quick-thinking emergency decisions all the more difficult.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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.
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Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
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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.
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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.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Mandatory evacuations are in place for specific zones in both counties, with additional areas under evacuation warnings.
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Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The findings further said that procedures for the evacuations of cabins due to flooding were not reviewed with camp staff and counselors and that the campers were not instructed on how a flood evacuation would happen — making quick-thinking emergency decisions all the more difficult.
—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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.
—
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.
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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.
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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.
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In the Baltic States, 85% of civilian flights in Estonia have been affected by GPS disruption stemming from the war in Ukraine.
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According to Nigerian officials, 632 Nigerians have been repatriated out of the more than a thousand Nigerians who have registered for the voluntary repatriation and more flights are expected in coming days.
Noun
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The tradeoff is that withdrawals are taxed.
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The outlet also reported unusual withdrawals from the couple’s bank accounts.
Noun
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Almost overnight, a player from a country with the world’s 13th-largest population of about 113 million but with almost no professional tennis tradition is carrying one of the globe’s biggest diasporas from tournament to tournament.
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For a country like Japan or Germany, with deep trade ties, large diasporas and decades of institutional relationship-building, social sentiment is one input among many.
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Officer lawsuits and allegations The retirements also come as both Petersen and Sumstad were named in a lawsuit filed earlier this year by Independence Police Capt.
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But the Department of Homeland Security let go a third of CISA employees in 2025 through buyouts, early retirements, forced reassignments and sweeping layoffs.
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But the departures are often bigger PR headaches than operational ones.
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Whatever the reasons, the departures signal the start of Broadway’s summer dog days, when the crowded spring line-ups thin out in the wake of Tony Award disappointments, warm-weather competition for tourist bucks and the inevitable making-way for fresh new fall shows just around the corner.
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“Evacuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuations. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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