VACUATE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuate

verb

Definition of vacuate

as in to evacuate

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The arrests occurred near the village of Whelford, roughly 2 miles from the base, and Gloucestershire police evacuated local residents to a nearby leisure center.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026
Police cordoned off three trucks at the scene and evacuated about 85 households as bomb-disposal specialists and the army investigated.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of evacuate

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The turnout testified to the church’s lasting influence in France despite declining attendance and secularizing trends that have emptied churches across Europe.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Another man slept with a urinal hanging off his bed, and a bucket underneath to empty the urinal, records say.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of empty

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Even the Lindsay Clancy trial — hearing all of those conspiracies is fascinating, and I get sucked down a rabbit hole really quickly.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Some species have as many as 12 legs, while most of them suck up their nutrients using a proboscis.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of suck

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But seven months into the conflict, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.

— Greg Pollock, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
The gentle squeeze around your legs provides other surprising health benefits on exhausting travel days.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhaust

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That cut was rejected by Congress, and the policy behind the NIH grant terminations was also voided by a court.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
So a Fort Myers police officer wrote a speeding ticket to a city employee who was driving 12 mph over the speed limit in a school zone and the police chief then voided the ticket.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of void

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