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
  • Hundreds of people were told to evacuate, and the flooding cut off access to some areas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Two kids inside a Detroit home during a fire late Saturday morning were evacuated from the residence by firefighters, according to the city's fire department.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of evacuate
Verb
  • Whiting will fill the Group V seat being vacated by Commissioner Ariel Fernandez, who opted not to run for reelection.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Voters will also choose a new attorney general for the seat being vacated by Paxton.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of vacate
Verb
  • The rapid development of drones with their swarming tactics requires a whole new approach to firepower that can neutralize mass threats without emptying ammunition stockpiles and busting the bank.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026
  • With a base station that empties the vacuum's dustbin and washes and dries the mop, the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai requires very little hands-on maintenance.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • But City Hall sucked out her creativity, her optimism, her drive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Lace bugs are sap-sucking insects, and their type of feeding damage is called stippling.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of suck
Verb
  • This heats the air dramatically, expanding it and exhausting the hot gas at a much higher velocity than normal.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • That message resonated with Israelis exhausted by years of war, among them Hila Asayag, 49, whose son has served in Gaza and Lebanon.
    — Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • In Congress, Grijalva is preparing legislation to void existing waivers that have allowed DHS to disregard laws designed to protect tribal sovereignty, sacred sites and environmentally sensitive lands.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Compounding Ford’s problems was that she wasn’t registered as an athlete agent in North Carolina, a deficiency that also rendered the contract void.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of void
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“Vacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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