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vacuating

present participle of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
Verb
  • Ford Louisville Assembly Plant has started evacuating per the UAW Local 862 president Todd Dunn, out of a safety precaution, not because of immediate danger.
    Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Armed police officers were seen running down the platform at the station, evacuating passengers while looking to neutralize any ongoing threat, the UK’s PA Media news agency reported.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The compact base station only needs emptying about once every 75 days.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
  • At this price point, mopping capabilities, as well as self-cleaning, and self-emptying features should be included.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After exhausting themselves in this 7-hour game, the two teams will have to do this all over again on Tuesday in Game 4.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Gap owns the property at 30–31 Long Acre, and refused to rent it out, even after vacating in 2021 during the company-wide restructuring.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One day, the script said that Marietta gets in bed, curls up with her baby dog, and is sucking her thumb.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Research has consistently condemned PE firms for buying up hospitals and sucking staff and patients dry.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the league’s decision to place his salary in an interest-bearing account suggests the NBA might wait until the matter is adjudicated before voiding Rozier’s contract.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Barrodale does not let either her reader or her main character off the hook with anything as voiding as that.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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