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Recent Examples of evacuees
Cooler overnight conditions slowed the spread, fire commanders with the Ventura County Fire Department said, allowing some evacuees to return, although 1 house had burned.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Campo officials asked that evacuees head north, as the fire is located south of Campo and moving north/northwest.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 May 2026
One French passenger showed symptoms while flying home, and all five evacuees on that flight will enter isolation protocols, the country’s prime minister said.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The plane to be used to repatriate Dutch and other nationals stands idle at the Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia Airport awaiting evacuees from the Hondius on Sunday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The evacuees — the ship's British doctor, 56; a Dutch national, 41; and a German national, 65 — were being transferred directly to specialist hospitals.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Advertisement Also among the evacuees on May 6 was a 41-year-old Dutch national, who is reportedly a crew member.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 May 2026
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.
—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
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Campo officials asked that evacuees head north, as the fire is located south of Campo and moving north/northwest.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 May 2026
One French passenger showed symptoms while flying home, and all five evacuees on that flight will enter isolation protocols, the country’s prime minister said.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The plane to be used to repatriate Dutch and other nationals stands idle at the Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia Airport awaiting evacuees from the Hondius on Sunday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The evacuees — the ship's British doctor, 56; a Dutch national, 41; and a German national, 65 — were being transferred directly to specialist hospitals.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Advertisement Also among the evacuees on May 6 was a 41-year-old Dutch national, who is reportedly a crew member.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuees
refugees
Noun
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Over 1,400 refugees were housed by the government in a compound and provided food and medical care, said Corey Malcom, the Florida Keys History Center’s lead historian.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Immigrants without legal status are ineligible for Medicaid benefits, but a swath of noncitizens qualify, such as green-card holders, asylees, and refugees.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Evacuees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuees. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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