vacuated

verb

past tense of vacuate
as in evacuated

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  1. evacuated
  2. exhausted
  3. emptied
  4. vacated
  5. sucked
Verb
  • San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz said player families have been evacuated because of the Norte Fire.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said Wednesday that all 21 crew members were evacuated safely with no injuries reported.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of evacuated
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  • Trump is waging a campaign in the final moments of the midterm election to quell discontent among farmers, truckers and drivers exhausted by $4 gas and near-record diesel.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelenskyy indicated his own patience had been exhausted.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
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  • At a Franprix on Rue Beaurepaire near Place de la République, shelves were emptied and products were either stolen or crushed on the floor.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Four minutes after the hit initially took place, the Falcons’ bench emptied.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of emptied
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  • The office was vacated by 2012, less than a decade after Johnson’s death, and from there the company eventually declared bankruptcy.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Most news organizations declined to sign the new rules and vacated the building.
    — Robert Costa, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of vacated
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  • Jamal Murray is one of the best heatwave scorers in the league, and now their bench, which sucked for years, is a bit deeper.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Judy lit his cigarette and sucked on it as if gasping for air.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
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