vacuated

verb

past tense of vacuate
as in evacuated

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  1. evacuated
  2. exhausted
  3. emptied
  4. vacated
  5. sucked
Verb
  • All employees safely evacuated the warehouse, and no injuries were reported.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • About 77 mobile homes near the wreckage were evacuated, with county officials unable to say when residents can return as investigators examine the scene.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of evacuated
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  • Trump has already exhausted many of the obvious lame-duck gambits.
    — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026
  • There are no roads on Everest, and helicopters are the only way to bring down trekkers and guides who become sick or exhausted in the cold and high altitude.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of exhausted
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  • There is no evidence that foreign countries intentionally emptied prisons or mental institutions and sent people to the United States.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After the pilots emptied the bucket, the helicopter swung to the left and then rapidly descended, the report states.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of emptied
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  • 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 vacated
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  • Here we are being sucked back in by technology while trying to enjoy nature.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Rhythms lapse into funky half time for a moment, then get sucked back into warp speed; loops bounce and jitter across the stereo field.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
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