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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage
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Recent Examples of vacate
Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Ford employees will vacate it by early next year.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Judges also review arbitration awards with a high degree of deference, meaning the side that loses the arbitration is often disincentivized to petition a judge to vacate the award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Later that month, GISS employees were ordered to vacate their Columbia University building (which many may recognize as the one with the corner diner in the show Seinfeld).
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Ford employees will vacate it by early next year.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Judges also review arbitration awards with a high degree of deference, meaning the side that loses the arbitration is often disincentivized to petition a judge to vacate the award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Later that month, GISS employees were ordered to vacate their Columbia University building (which many may recognize as the one with the corner diner in the show Seinfeld).
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
Verb
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Now abolish property taxes for us that live here.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, individual states can’t decide to abolish the practice without Congressional approval.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Armed police officers were seen running down the platform at the station, evacuating passengers while looking to neutralize any ongoing threat, British news agency PA Media reported.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The number of people evacuated from Cauto Embarcadero, Melones, Cayama and other villages was expected to rise up to 7,500, Alonso said.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Barca and Madrid reactions to the Miami game being cancelled was certainly divergent, and there will be lingering tension in the Bernabeu’s VIP areas on Sunday.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The principal didn’t immediately realize the alert had been canceled, a spokesperson for Baltimore County Public Schools told WBAL.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Buildings there are being emptied and padlocked during the government shutdown, sources said.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Three were sprawling refugee camps near el-Fasher that have emptied as RSF troops advanced, with most people fleeing into el-Fasher or nearby towns.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Vermont repealed philosophical exemptions but retained religious exemptions in 2015.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fine print — including how spend will be audited, whether marketing and postproduction count, and when the first targets kick in — will be finalized once the bill clears Parliament.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Overall, while the DOL’s restart clears a key administrative hurdle, both employers and H-1B workers should expect a gradual return to normal operations rather than an immediate recovery.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The update to trick-or-treating time was made to avoid a conflict with high school football playoff games.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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To avoid making a bigger mess, place your rug on a tarp, drop cloth, or large piece of plastic instead of directly onto the ground.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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