vacuated

past tense of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuated
Verb
  • Several blocks of homes in Compton were evacuated on Saturday after someone found a grenade in their garage, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies said.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Other warehouses that surround the Medline Distribution Center were evacuated as a precaution.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Federal pandemic-relief funds were exhausted in 2025.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • The forecast shows the trust fund will be exhausted three months earlier than was predicted last year.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The ombudsman later forced the government to close the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants in hotels that had been emptied by COVID-19.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • When the Magnificent Mile's office towers emptied out during the pandemic and won lower valuations, somebody had to make up the shortfall.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Arkansas had 2004 and 2005 championships vacated.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • In March, the landlord filed a lawsuit in Wake County against the materials maker, claiming the company vacated its Morrisville, North Carolina, offices in November but did not return keys, badges and other means of access to the building.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • He had been sucked out of a cabin on the morning of July 4 as children clutched at his limbs.
    Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Experts weighed in — like MythBusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who suggested that Superman used the Large Hadron Collider to generate tiny wormholes that sucked the stubble from his face.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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