VACUATED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuated

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past tense of vacuate

as in evacuated

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More than 60 people were evacuated from the area along the Colorado River.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Nine Americans had been evacuated, Pigott said, up from five on Friday.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

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Deery becomes the latest player who exhausted their eligibility to sue for an extra year of eligibility.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026
Your eyes will thank you College students often fall asleep without removing their contacts, especially when exhausted from late-night studying or over-intoxicated from partying.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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The team added more than 40 newcomers to the roster, including Georgia Southern transfer JC French IV, who steps into the starting spot vacated by Sorsby.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Carter’s preliminary hearing was initially scheduled on June 6, but it was vacated and rescheduled last week.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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Uplighting causes the dark panels to look like pillows, making the rooms feel soft and cosmic, as if the audience might be gently sucked into both the screen and the ceiling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
They accidentally get sucked into a portal that transports them to a fantastical world with a friendly weredog (Dave Franco) and a demon (Lea Salonga) that feeds on memories.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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