VACUATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuating

verb

present participle of vacuate

as in evacuating

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The restrictions prohibit parking on streets in very high fire-hazard severity zones and require residents to keep roadways clear of obstacles that could impede fire apparatus or people evacuating during a fire.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Footage from the scene showed employees evacuating the buildings as heavily armed officers secured the surrounding area.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of evacuating

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The rapid development of drones with their swarming tactics requires a whole new approach to firepower that can neutralize mass threats without emptying ammunition stockpiles and busting the bank.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026
The self-emptying feature was formerly reserved for high-end models, but the Tapo RV30 Max Plus brings it to bargain hunters.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026

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This heats the air dramatically, expanding it and exhausting the hot gas at a much higher velocity than normal.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

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That will change come the start of 2028, as the two companies are vacating the agreement and Waymo will employ its own ride-hailing software.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026
For people who are out of work because of the slowdown in turnover, people aren't vacating their jobs, employers aren't expanding and adding new jobs.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of vacating

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That outsize assembly feeds the impression of a project patched together by committee, sucking any spark or spontaneity or emotional uplift out of the material.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Lace bugs are sap-sucking insects, and their type of feeding damage is called stippling.

— Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

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Attorney Andrew Miltenberg, who's representing Lopes, argued in the court filing that James' social media statement about Jane Doe was enough to justify voiding the appointment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
The sheriffs filed an emergency motion seeking to block New York state from voiding existing 287(g) agreements.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of voiding

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