vacuating

Definition of vacuatingnext
present participle of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
Verb
  • Roads in the Lebanese capital were choked with evacuating traffic as smoke rose over the city’s southern districts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Walker said many Americans have been evacuating through Oman, which is about a five-hour drive from Dubai.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Since his death, the family has been emptying them out in bulk.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • These medications can delay gastric emptying and slow down your digestive tract, which means getting enough fiber is key to keeping things moving and staying comfortable.
    Lauren Manaker, SELF, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Groups usually switch out the lead skier often to avoid exhausting one person.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • As these components segregate over generations, the gene drive becomes less functional, strategy that has been described as a means of developing self-exhausting gene drives that limit geographic distribution.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In vacating the murder conviction of Sims, 50, the court found that a Supreme Court judge got it wrong by rejecting new witness testimony implicating the man’s best friend as the potential killer.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, Utah is working to remove a nonnative reed called phragmites, which is growing on the lake surface and sucking down twice as much water as native plants.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Beyond nearly 50,000 rpms worth of asphalt-sucking fan power, the Spéirling requires a pair of electric drive motors that measure among the most power-dense out there.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The cap space accounts for Larry Ogunjobi’s deal voiding on March 10, and the contract that has to enter the Top 51 in its place.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The council did approve a resolution on uncashed checks, voiding ones from 2023.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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