vacuated

Definition of vacuatednext
past tense of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuated
Verb
  • The Santa Monica Pier was temporarily evacuated on Saturday afternoon as police investigated what was determined to be a non-credible bomb threat.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Things accelerated following a volcanic eruption in 1961, after which the entire community was evacuated to the United Kingdom.
    NPR, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the man captaining the boat that gets her into the Amazon is possessed by thoughts of a lost love, a story even a head-in-her-hands Tereza is exhausted by.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And what if the low-hanging fruit is exhausted and settlements become harder to come by?
    Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Miami then emptied its bench late in the lopsided loss.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The calendar filled quickly and rarely emptied.
    Dr. Joseph D'Orazio, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Patrick Smith / Getty Images Michigan has posted a 73-31 record (including wins later vacated by the NCAA) in the NCAA Tournament.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Looking back to the 1950s, other musical genres were used as trial evidence just four times, and in every case, the lyrics were thrown out or the convictions vacated.
    Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • So, if you get sucked into the movie/video-game question, that’s on you.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The sound of the orchestra tuning up to me has always felt just like such a magical sound and then, of course, the curtains open and you’re sucked into this paper world.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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