vacuated

past tense of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuated
Verb
  • Fans will be evacuated to safe shelter inside the venue, while players and staff will leave the pitch and head to the dressing rooms.
    Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • An incident involving bear spray led to multiple injuries and several guests being evacuated from a New York City hotel, police said.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • In the finals, Israel faced an Australian team already exhausted after fending off South Korea, Japan and Rhodesia (itself in the Asian tournament after being banned in Africa over its white governing regime).
    Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • For years, people have been frustrated and exhausted by the seemingly endless amount of swiping and small talk that go nowhere on dating apps.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Both dugouts and bullpens emptied after Contreras walked on an inside pitch.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • The full-service Asian grocery store will be located at 200 NewPark Mall Road in Newark, filling a space that emptied out in March 2025 when long-time NewPark mall anchor Macy’s closed its doors.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Gallon vacated his seat to run for Miami-Dade County Commission to replace Oliver Gilbert, who left that role to run for Congress.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • Oklahoma Senate race One of Oklahoma's Senate seats is open after Mullin vacated it to become Homeland Security Secretary.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • At some point, the speed needed to escape its gravity becomes greater than the speed of light, which means nothing can escape, and all the particles around the star get sucked inside.
    Stephen DiKerby, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
  • She and her friends get sucked into a mystery that may be related to a crime.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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