VACATES Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

vacates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vacate

as in abolishes

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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as in empties

to remove the contents of vacated the house

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Recent Examples of vacates The Thunder could slide Wallace, Alex Caruso or Ajay Mitchell into the starting role Dort vacates. — Matt Schubert, New York Times, 19 July 2026 That schedule can be altered under special circumstances, including when a sitting commissioner vacates a seat early. — Douglas Hanks june 9, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026 Even if a state court vacates his conviction, that would simply allow an immigration judge to reconsider his case. — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary blocks on the law. — CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Under state law, a successor must run to represent the original district boundaries when a congressional representative vacates office. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026 In the past, airport executives have noted that for every carrier that vacates a space, another steps in to fill the void. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 The first two sections of the amendment clarify that the vice president is next in line to take over if the president vacates office due to death, removal or resignation. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 If the mayor vacates office, the president pro tem becomes acting mayor until a caucus is held to name a replacement. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

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Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
At the end of the second installment, Mia is crowned the queen of Genovia single after Parliament abolishes the law requiring that a queen be married first.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026

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That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

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Kherson's Drone Siege Spreads That assessment is echoed by Alina Holovko, co-founder of the humanitarian organization Dobra Sprava, who evacuates civilians from frontline towns in the Donbas.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Not everyone evacuates at once in a storm.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026

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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026

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Bitstamp, closed in June 2025 for $200 million, brought more than 50 licenses and an institutional venue that now clears more crypto volume than Robinhood's own app, $22 billion against $18 billion last quarter.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
This regulatory decision clears a major technical barrier for the project.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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Swift overturns the tradition of Homer’s blindness in Gulliver’s Travels partly to remind us of the poet’s eye for detail, but also to emphasize the possibility of direct connection between Homer and his audience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
In Netflix’s new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, the Ingalls family’s journey from Wisconsin to Independence, Kansas, is off to a rocky start when the wagon carrying them nearly overturns in a river.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

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