vacuating

Definition of vacuatingnext
present participle of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
Verb
  • First responders quickly went to work evacuating residents and knocking down the flames.
    Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • In March, Warren led the Massachusetts delegation in a letter to the State Department criticizing the administration’s lack of preparation in terms of evacuating Americans and pressing for answers on its response.
    Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • On the day Waldorf was admitted to the hospital, ProPublica had published an investigation on the death of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old medical assistant who died of infection after doctors delayed emptying her uterus.
    Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • On the day Waldorf was admitted to the hospital, ProPublica had published an investigation on the death of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old medical assistant who died of infection after doctors delayed emptying her uterus.
    Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • But eventually, the structure itself needs to be questioned, because getting that balance right becomes the difference between retaining strong leaders and slowly exhausting them.
    Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The ruling vacating Murdaugh’s murder charges supports the general view that she was driven by a desire to sell books.
    James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • The norm of planning a hangout is too often a long, soul-sucking scheduling thread.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • Although aphids have a reputation for being harmful, sap-sucking pests that wreak havoc on the garden, these insects aren't always a bad thing.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Congress passed legislation voiding Carter’s tariff, drawing a quick presidential veto.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • International law forbids attacks on important historical sites like the temple, but Thailand has argued that Cambodia militarized the temple by installing weapons systems, storing ammunition, and using the site as a base for surveillance equipment, voiding its wartime protection.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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