vacuates

Definition of vacuatesnext
present tense third-person singular of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuates
Verb
  • Every weekday before dawn, Deltona empties itself onto I-4.
    Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The bustling evening market, where locals gather for tacos, now empties out early.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
  • On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Kaulo living through The Immortal Man is sort of a surprise, because otherwise, this movie’s treatment of women sucks.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Dyson’s powerful motor sucks up everything from dirt and dust to spills and stains on carpet, tile, and hardwood flooring using a smart sensor to indicate dirt levels.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Under state law, a successor must run to represent the original district boundaries when a congressional representative vacates office.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • In the past, airport executives have noted that for every carrier that vacates a space, another steps in to fill the void.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
  • What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Vacuates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuates. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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