as in to evacuate
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Verb
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Smith, his pregnant wife, and two-year-old son safely evacuated their Altadena house before it was lost in January’s deadly wildfires, but Smith’s friend launched a GoFundMe on the artist’s behalf to help recoup the loss of their house, musical instruments, car, and more belongings.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2025 -
As a result, approximately 120,000 Japanese-Americans were forced to evacuate their homes and leave their jobs to live in the camps that were surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards, conditions that are now drawing comparisons to modern-day detention facilities.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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Nearly six million more square feet was vacated in the first three months of the year than were occupied.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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With 9:36 remaining in Game 7, Denver pulled its primary rotation players and emptied the bench.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The Springfield sophomore emptied the tank in a dead sprint to win the race going away with a time of 4:39.40, a full 11 seconds ahead of the next closest runner.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
Verb
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That’s the fun thing for me, is there’s no reason the next one couldn’t suck back in and be a chamber piece again.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2022
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Despite its appearance, the hummingbird’s tongue doesn't suck up nectar like a drinking straw.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
Verb
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The board expects to establish authorize another buyback once the existing share repurchase is exhausted.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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The Premier League attempted to broker an agreement but after exhausting all avenues the only option available in the time frame was to play at Joie Stadium.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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There are also pressure-relieving vents at the front and batwings at the rear to void air from the backwheels.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump, however, has long argued that there is no such thing as automatic citizenship, at least not for all children born in the U.S. Federal district court judges in three different states have forcefully rejected that view and blocked Trump's executive order voiding birthright citizenship.—
Christina Gatti,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Vacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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