VACUATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuating

verb

present participle of vacuate

as in evacuating

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All were killed while evacuating the Marriott World Trade Center hotel as the North Tower collapsed, burying the building and the fire truck in the destruction.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Police scanner traffic indicated officers were clearing the mall and evacuating stores, though officials have not publicly confirmed those details.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of evacuating

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Most can be set to activate on a timer, and some are even capable of self-emptying their collection bins and automatically recharging themselves.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The Automatic Second Round Is No Longer Guaranteed The evidence does not show that GLP-1 drugs are emptying America’s bars.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of emptying

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This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
After graduating with a degree in business economics, Pichardo learned that NCAA athletes can compete in a different sport after exhausting their initial four years of eligibility.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Definition of exhausting

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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
On paper, such arrangements may appear favorable to judges, who often weigh alternatives to forcibly shuttering a hotel over concerns that suddenly vacating a property could worsen blight and invite more crime.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of vacating

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Mora edits each episode himself, often while sucking on pouches of Zyn.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 July 2026
The movie keeps getting tangled in a complicated web of its own making, one that feels all too familiar after several decades of superhero cinema sucking up the cultural oxygen.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of sucking

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The league has not ruled out the possibility of suspending Leonard or voiding his contract.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
The judge stopped short of explicitly voiding the deal shielding Trump from tax scrutiny but said the government cannot claim that the agreement was the result of a legitimate legal process.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of voiding

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