vacuate

verb

Definition of vacuatenext
as in to evacuate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuate
  1. evacuate
  2. vacate
  3. empty
  4. suck
  5. exhaust
  6. void
Verb
  • About 600 residents in nearby municipalities in Waimes and Bütgenbach, in Liège province near the German border, were told to evacuate Saturday as winds shifted and smoke spread through the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • At least 400 have been evacuated in Ravenswood in addition to those evacuated from Broad Ripple on Friday night, Indianapolis public safety officials said at a Saturday press conference.
    — Tony Cook, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of evacuate
Verb
  • Dozens of businesses, including restaurants and retail, advanced manufacturing facilities and new warehouses, have filled up much of the land vacated by Ryerson.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In April 2018, the State’s Attorney’s Office moved to vacate the convictions in light of the new information.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacate
Verb
  • The benches and bullpens emptied as the first baseman, who had homered in the first inning, took umbrage with the pitches.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Regularly emptying your bladder is important to avoid discomfort and possible infections.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • Go on golf trips, tell your wife that there's no reception at the course, suck down a bunch of booze, act like an idiot and go home knowing none of it will end up on social media.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Deep Cleaning Air Registers Air returns suck dust into the registers along with the air in your home.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of suck
Verb
  • Travelers are exhausted by the friction of commercial travel.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The performances were much needed for a team trying to avoid exhausting its pitching staff by October.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • This raises the risk of accidents or collisions and can void their insurance.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, the operators of SoFi Stadium, the Intuit Dome and The Kia Forum filed a lawsuit to void the WOW billboard agreement on the grounds the city failed to comply with competitive bidding laws.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of void
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“Vacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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