vacuated

Definition of vacuatednext
past tense of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuated
Verb
  • All of the home’s occupants had evacuated before fire crews arrived, the department said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The next day, King was medically evacuated to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in her home state of Virginia.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Montoya Sanchez said the protest was organized internally by the families exhausted by the long detention and conditions that advocates say have included food with worms, constant illness and insufficient medical access.
    Valerie Gonzalez, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • With costs accelerating and incremental fixes exhausted, healthcare is approaching a breaking point.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • He was surrounded by teammates, including those who emptied the bench to join a brief celebration.
    Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Donte DiVincenzo's 3-pointer stopped the run, and both teams eventually emptied their benches.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani said all utilities in the building were shut down, and all 148 apartments vacated.
    Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Utilities in the building have been shut down, and 148 units are vacated, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a briefing.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The 2025 season began with six quarterbacks who had won Super Bowls, a product of the amount of oxygen that Patrick Mahomes and Brady have sucked out of the position.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • On this occasion, Arsenal’s team and fans became equally beset by nerves — a vicious cycle of anxiety that sucked the life (and the noise) out of the Emirates Stadium.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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