Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
Verb
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Madera said from personal experience, evacuating in such a short time can be overwhelming.—
Amy Johnson,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026 -
The evacuating Crew-11 includes NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Coffee Grounds When emptying your coffee maker, toss the extra grounds into the trash (or hold onto them for one of the activities described below), but do not pour them down the drain, Vanessa Terra Bossart, the owner of Green Terra Cleaning, warns.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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Tom’s company is responsible for renting out and maintaining those toilets, including weekly cleanings, restocking supplies and emptying up to 60 gallons of waste from each unit with one of Bay Area Sanitation’s 12 vacuum pumper trucks.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Gentry had both of those things, but he is headed to the NFL after exhausting his eligibility.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Productivity improvements—many already visible—are sufficient to support that level of prosperity without exhausting the planet.—
Chris Bradley,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Christy Kirkland, a 25-year veteran of Polk County school district, said a pay bump is not enough to prevent teachers from vacating their jobs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The triumphant revival of Eats at Wild Heaven Beer’s West End taproom was announced this week, but the move was predicated on El Tesoro, another beloved casual restaurant, vacating the space.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Safety Kam Curl made a sliding catch at the Rams’ 22, and sucking the oxygen out of the 60,253 at Soldier Field.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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This includes applying a tourniquet and cutting, sucking or icing the wound.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The details of voiding the nearly $25 million in guarantees, and virtually ending Aiyuk’s future with the team, were first reported by the Athletic in November.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The decision sets in motion the process of closing the school once the current academic year ends and voiding its charter contract.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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