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Recent Examples of evacuees
While most evacuees were resettled across nearby districts in Kyiv region, in late 1986 Soviet authorities began building what would become the city to house workers from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families.
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ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
During the week of April 21st, the United States Air Force transport of evacuees out of Saigon’s airport, Tan Son Nhut, was in full swing.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The evacuees skewed younger, particularly adults between 26 and 34, stripping the state’s future workforce and tax base.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
As buses loaded with evacuees pulled onto the road, members of the skeleton crew started gathering their belongings and hosing down buildings.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has also called for diplomacy as a means to end the violence, voicing concern over the humanitarian state of the Lebanese civilian evacuees.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
Among the evacuees were two service members who were injured when a drone exploded next to their vehicle.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Later, Harry and Meghan played soccer before meeting medical evacuees from Gaza, The Telegraph reported.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt.
—Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
During the week of April 21st, the United States Air Force transport of evacuees out of Saigon’s airport, Tan Son Nhut, was in full swing.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The evacuees skewed younger, particularly adults between 26 and 34, stripping the state’s future workforce and tax base.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
As buses loaded with evacuees pulled onto the road, members of the skeleton crew started gathering their belongings and hosing down buildings.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has also called for diplomacy as a means to end the violence, voicing concern over the humanitarian state of the Lebanese civilian evacuees.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
Among the evacuees were two service members who were injured when a drone exploded next to their vehicle.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Later, Harry and Meghan played soccer before meeting medical evacuees from Gaza, The Telegraph reported.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt.
—Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuees
refugees
Noun
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Palestinian Arabs born in territory that became Israel in 1948 and their descendants, including those who are stateless refugees, do not have a legal path to immigrate, which is one of the central unresolved issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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We also are deeply troubled by the cancellation of the $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of Miami, which played a very important part with the resettlement of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Miami and elsewhere.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Evacuees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuees. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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