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Recent Examples of empties
To begin, lab assistant Julia Butac empties a burlap bag of beans into a bin and starts to sift them a couple handfuls at a time, removing anything that isn't a full bean.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
Best of all, its RockDock Plus empties the dustbin for me for up to seven weeks.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Other than that, though, the place empties out midday while most everyone is within Yosemite.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
However, as part of that, the gallbladder empties less frequently and more slowly.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
That price includes the robovac’s OMNI Station dock, which empties its dirt bin into a bagless canister, washes its rolling mop with heated, pressurized water, and refills its reservoirs.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2026
Every weekday before dawn, Deltona empties itself onto I-4.
—Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The bustling evening market, where locals gather for tacos, now empties out early.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Inside the facility, Angela empties her pockets, a guard scans her with a metal-detection wand, pats her down and asks her to spread her legs.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
Best of all, its RockDock Plus empties the dustbin for me for up to seven weeks.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Other than that, though, the place empties out midday while most everyone is within Yosemite.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
However, as part of that, the gallbladder empties less frequently and more slowly.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
That price includes the robovac’s OMNI Station dock, which empties its dirt bin into a bagless canister, washes its rolling mop with heated, pressurized water, and refills its reservoirs.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2026
Every weekday before dawn, Deltona empties itself onto I-4.
—Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The bustling evening market, where locals gather for tacos, now empties out early.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Inside the facility, Angela empties her pockets, a guard scans her with a metal-detection wand, pats her down and asks her to spread her legs.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empties
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Under Louisiana law, if no candidate clears the 50% threshold the top two finishers run again in a June 27 runoff.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Wearing your go-to sneaker on the plane instantly clears space and keeps your suitcase from getting exponentially heavier.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Verb
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There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Leaking faucets, pipes, and air conditioning units should be repaired, and the ground next to the foundation should be sloped so that surface water drains away from the building.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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Most varieties prefer full sun to partial shade and rich, slightly acidic soil that drains well.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The Slushi’s removable parts are dishwasher safe, and there’s a rinse setting that cleans off the metal cooling element in a snap.—
Clint Davis,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Heavy weights dropped after power cleans or dead lifts bounce vertically rather than side to side.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Even if a state court vacates his conviction, that would simply allow an immigration judge to reconsider his case.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Instead, his retreat vacates Chelsea’s midfield screen, allowing Carlos Baleba time and space to turn near the centre circle.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Empties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empties. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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