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Recent Examples of emptied
Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Schools, hospitals, businesses, police stations, even government ministries, have all been gutted, while entire neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince have been emptied out and overtaken as gangs spread to rural provinces.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Midway through the fourth quarter and trailing by nearly 20, Nakase waved the white flag and emptied the Valkyries’ bench.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Empty Your Toaster's Crumb Catcher The toaster lever is easy to open, but in the rush of making breakfast, it rarely gets emptied.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The net is emptied net back into the water, minus the errant fishing lure which is tossed into a bucket among other trash collected for disposal.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
But the pans of food are about to be emptied.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2025
For Roth accounts, the original account owner won’t face RMDs, but certain heirs are subject to the 10-year rule, meaning the account must be emptied within 10 years of the original owner’s death.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
As the deteriorating tenements emptied, the arson began.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Less than two miles to the south, smaller but densely populated camps in Gaza City's Al-Zaytoun and Tuffah neighborhoods have also emptied out compared to the beginning of September, images show.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Schools, hospitals, businesses, police stations, even government ministries, have all been gutted, while entire neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince have been emptied out and overtaken as gangs spread to rural provinces.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Midway through the fourth quarter and trailing by nearly 20, Nakase waved the white flag and emptied the Valkyries’ bench.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Empty Your Toaster's Crumb Catcher The toaster lever is easy to open, but in the rush of making breakfast, it rarely gets emptied.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The net is emptied net back into the water, minus the errant fishing lure which is tossed into a bucket among other trash collected for disposal.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
But the pans of food are about to be emptied.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2025
For Roth accounts, the original account owner won’t face RMDs, but certain heirs are subject to the 10-year rule, meaning the account must be emptied within 10 years of the original owner’s death.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
As the deteriorating tenements emptied, the arson began.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Verb
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Roughly 70 animals at the shelter were safely evacuated and have since been relocated or placed in foster homes, KRTV reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the shelter began to fill with smoke and was evacuated.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the White House should not settle for empty promises and construction photo-ops.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jîna’s parents, Mojgan Eftekhari and Amjad Amini, sat beside her empty grave.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The event, which began 450 feet above the roadway, was named Regent’s Slide, and is still being cleared by crews working for Caltrans, who have been driving steel rods into the side of the steep cliffs to better secure and stabilize the area.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Agents had forcefully cleared the crowd at least twice Friday morning.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Authorities said the girls' bodies had been located about 75 to 100 yards away from their father's unoccupied vehicle near the Rock Island Campground.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Travis Decker’s unoccupied white pickup was found nearby with two bloody handprints on its tailgate, according to the affidavit.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once cleaned, the canal is filled with a rubber-like material and sealed to prevent reinfection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Brass door handles can be cleaned with soap and water as mentioned above.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In September 2022, schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped during an early morning run, and her body was later found near a vacant duplex.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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Each apartment was different from the next, and the vacant unit (one daughter retreated to a Greek island) had views of the sea.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One was vacated by Democratic senator Nicole Mitchell, who resigned after being convicted of burglarizing her estranged stepmother's home.—
Kate Plummer
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors was confirmed by the Senate last night to fill the Fed Governor seat vacated by Adriana Kugler last month.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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