VACUATED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuated

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past tense of vacuate

as in evacuated

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They were already gone, having evacuated the site of collective disappointment faster than seemed possible for a crowd of such size.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
All Capitol offices were evacuated after the attack in New York and at the Pentagon.

— Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The film’s director, Florian Zeller, has perhaps exhausted the goodwill afforded to him after the Oscar-winning run for 2020’s The Father.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

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More questions left unanswered For most of 2026, Latame Phillips has been the only person associated with Hunger Busters; after his resignation, all of the board members resigned and the interim CEO vacated the role days after agreeing to the job.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
With Thursday’s vote, Copa takes over the Area 5 seat vacated by Duncan less than two months ago.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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As for keeping the focus on the main thing this week, the Ole Miss coach summed it up in the most logical way for his players that could be sucked into the off-field distractions this week.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
When those latter options get sucked up by the youth sports industrial complex, communities are left with a vacuum for talent cultivation for families who cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars a year for their child to play.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2026

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