vacuating

present participle of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
Verb
  • Video of passengers evacuating an American Airlines flight recently showed that many brought their carry-on baggage off the plane with them – just the latest in a long line of examples of this issue.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • About 700 people live on the 12 Tokara islands, and some of the residents have been evacuating voluntarily to the mainland.
    Hollie Silverman John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This happens because bile is not emptying properly into the intestine.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Not just the self-emptying part, either.
    Loz Blain September 20, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, and Carlos Alcaraz skipped the event in Canada after exhausting schedules.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The second stage was able to regain attitude control and managed to climb to a peak altitude of 198 miles (320 kilometers) before exhausting its fuel.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Managing up doesn't mean sucking up, heeding your boss' every whim, keeping any disagreement to yourself, or bending over backwards to make leaders happy.
    Stav Ziv, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • These sprays suffocate mites as well as the other sucking insects mentioned above.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the same can’t be said for others in his circle, voiding the win.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Others have done the same, voiding the warranty on their oven in the name of better pizza.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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