vacuating

verb

present participle of vacuate
as in evacuating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
  1. evacuating
  2. emptying
  3. exhausting
  4. vacating
  5. sucking
  6. voiding
Verb
  • But with military flyovers continuing, some attendees stopped in their tracks to take pictures of ongoing flyovers instead of evacuating.
    — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Ground robots are hauling ammunition, evacuating wounded troops, laying mines, and increasingly carrying weapons into combat as Ukraine tries to replace as many frontline tasks as possible with machines.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of evacuating
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  • Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Placing a catch plate under the feeder and emptying it regularly solves that problem.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Definition of emptying
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  • The two young women at the center of the chamber piece that is Fruit Gathering face more challenges than hard work in a monotonous environment, including exhausting work, economic uncertainty and social repression.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • This convergence is a very encouraging sign, providing the first footprint of a structural trend change and indicating that the selling pressure from the recent rug pull is finally exhausting itself.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of exhausting
Verb
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Definition of vacating
Verb
  • The groan-shout of sweaty irritation that rose from our bench was life-sucking, and also far too familiar.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 8 July 2026
  • According to Levine, no attempt should be made to remove the venom yourself, whether by sucking on the wound or cutting it.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of sucking
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  • Meta also offers its own Rx Lens Swap, which allows customers to add prescription lenses after purchase without voiding the warranty.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The punishment levied could include multimillion-dollar fines, a loss of future draft picks or voiding Leonard’s contract with the team.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of voiding
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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