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vacuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vacuate
as in empties

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  1. empties
  2. evacuates
  3. sucks
  4. exhausts
  5. vacates
  6. voids
Verb
  • Its all-in-one dock automatically empties debris, refills water, and washes and dries the mop pads to prevent odors.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of empties
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  • Kherson's Drone Siege Spreads That assessment is echoed by Alina Holovko, co-founder of the humanitarian organization Dobra Sprava, who evacuates civilians from frontline towns in the Donbas.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Not everyone evacuates at once in a storm.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Definition of evacuates
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  • Each review sucks rhythm and emotion out of an intensely rhythmic and emotional sport.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • My main piece of evidence for this is that apparently the food in the silo sucks.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sucks
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  • If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of exhausts
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  • The new ruling vacates the ban and sets aside visa denials made solely on the basis of the policy.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The judge's order also vacates visa denials that were based solely on the policy.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacates
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  • Also, removing your wristband automatically voids it, according to the music festival, so festivalgoers who did secure tickets through official channels shouldn’t remove their wristband.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Modding the glasses is against the terms of service, which voids your warranty.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
Definition of voids
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