vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuate
Verb
  • Neighboring homes were evacuated during the search due to the explosives found.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Three weeks later, the 41-year-old was forced to evacuate her home with her newborn due to the devastating fires ravaging Los Angeles.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors was confirmed by the Senate last night to fill the Fed Governor seat vacated by Adriana Kugler last month.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Less than two days after a report of gunfire sent people running at Worlds of Fun Saturday night, emptying the amusement park on the first night of their Halloween Haunt event, police have determined the noises were caused by fireworks.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Different causes, same results — urinary flow is blocked, and the bladder cannot empty properly.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not to take away from your sweet cat, just to add that this club does in fact suck.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Student loan repayments will suck $80 billion out of the economy this year, Brookings said last week.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Texans were up 28-21, and Keller had exhausted all of its timeouts.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the San Mateo County model stands, other counties could adopt the same framework, granting supervisors power to void election results mid-term whenever politically useful.
    Matthew J. Frauenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) would have the power to overrule decisions from independent agencies dedicated to consumer protection, alarming critics who fear AI companies could bribe officials through political donations to void laws.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Vacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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