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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
Kansas hasn’t missed a tournament since 1989, although the Jayhawks’ 2018 appearance was vacated because of NCAA violations.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Appellate courts have vacated the federal judges’ rulings in all three cases in Portland and Chicago, removing restrictions on how federal officers can use these weapons.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
In Annandale, Fairfax had been ordered to vacate the family home by April 30 and was scheduled to appear in court on the very day the murders occurred.
—Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
Everlane expects to fully vacate its San Francisco office space by end of May.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Appellate courts have vacated the federal judges’ rulings in all three cases in Portland and Chicago, removing restrictions on how federal officers can use these weapons.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
In Annandale, Fairfax had been ordered to vacate the family home by April 30 and was scheduled to appear in court on the very day the murders occurred.
—Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
Everlane expects to fully vacate its San Francisco office space by end of May.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
Verb
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Dreaded by some, dodged by others, and abolished by at least one executive entirely, quarterly earnings calls remain must-listen rituals for Wall Street and the business press, but not for most consumers or even rank‑and‑file employees.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Its refusal to abolish slavery placed it in a small club of holdouts, with Cuba and Brazil.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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As of Friday afternoon, 14 climbers including seven foreign nationals had been safely evacuated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Spanish officials said Friday that once the ship reaches Tenerife, passengers will be evacuated in small boats to buses only after their repatriation flights are ready to take them.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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There’s a report in Bloomberg recently that half of data center plans are kind of stalled or being canceled because of material issues and things like that.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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In the preceding weeks, at least 20 of North Carolina’s 115 public school districts canceled Friday classes due to a high number of teachers requesting leave to participate in the protest.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Both head coaches emptied the bench to start the fourth.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The wind was picking up, and the playground was starting to empty.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The directive repealed federal guidance that schools work to avoid racial disparities in school punishments.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Szabo, the city administrative officer, issued a grim warning this week about the proposal heading to the November ballot that would repeal the city’s business tax, depriving the city of about $860 million per year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Shortly after the Iran war began, there were several weak Treasury auctions in which bonds cleared at higher-than-expected yields or drew insufficient buyer demand.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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When the dust cleared, De Lander was the one wearing the title around her waist.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Now, a new study argues that the ancient impact likely came from north to south, overturning some earlier interpretations and potentially changing the scientific value of NASA’s future Artemis missions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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The county plan, meanwhile, has been blessed at different times by other city boards, including the historic preservation board, the urban design review board and the City Commission, sometimes after initial denials were overturned by courts.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The Dodgers avoided their second shutout loss of the season and finally gave the crowd of 50,209 reason to cheer in the ninth when Andy Pages belted a two-run home run — his ninth of the season — off reliever Reynoldo Lopez.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The Lakers will try to avoid being the all-too-likely 162nd.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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