VACUATE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuate

verb

Definition of vacuate

as in to evacuate

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After the north tower was hit first by an American Airlines plane, Aon started evacuating its employees in the south tower, a move that was not taken by some other companies where employees were told to remain in place.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter, with an army medic checking on him during the flight.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of evacuate

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But the Ravens’ job, vacated by the abrupt firing of one of his mentors, John Harbaugh, was at the top of his list.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
DeSantis appointed him to replace former Attorney General Ashley Moody, who resigned to fill the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of vacate

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The trapped man was discovered when the driver of the Recology commercial collection truck was emptying a dumpster at a hotel on the 100 block of Mason Street and heard yelling, according to Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Everything inside Olive Tree is on sale as Riley tries to empty out the storefront, including the shop’s tables, shelving, displays, baskets and decor.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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Commanders should seek positional advantages without exhausting their soldiers, manipulate the enemy’s movements when possible, and recognize when circumstances make pursuit or attack unwise.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Then Shay Whitcomb, who is here only as a waiver-claim placeholder because the Giants exhausted all their infield depth, drove a pitch off the wall in center field to cap the six-run rally and give the Giants the lead.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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