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Recent Examples of empties
Every weekday before dawn, Deltona empties itself onto I-4.
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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
As the room empties out, the judge says out loud that there are a number of no-shows that day.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The tank empties post-ride into a huge grate in the floor.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Not knowing Elphaba is allergic to water, Dorothy empties a pale of water on her to put out the fire, accidentally melting her.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The closet empties multiple times a day, then gets refilled and emptied again.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The vacuum detects dirt, auto-refills its tank, empties dust, and reacts to and avoids obstacles.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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
As the room empties out, the judge says out loud that there are a number of no-shows that day.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The tank empties post-ride into a huge grate in the floor.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Not knowing Elphaba is allergic to water, Dorothy empties a pale of water on her to put out the fire, accidentally melting her.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The closet empties multiple times a day, then gets refilled and emptied again.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The vacuum detects dirt, auto-refills its tank, empties dust, and reacts to and avoids obstacles.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empties
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After all, James Dolan paid a visit to Ariel Hukporti’s locker last season shortly before the Knicks traded away Jericho Sims, and Diawara clears Hukporti in the impact department.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Spring cleaning clears all that buildup so your windows actually look clear again.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
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Track where sunlight falls throughout the day, note where wind picks up and confirm that water drains away from the area.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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What Sacks doesn’t get is that by financing and diplomatically supporting Israel, our country makes the crimes of the Israeli government possible, which stains America’s reputation in the world and drains our Treasury.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This month's top beauty launches prioritize health from head to toe, from hair care that deep-cleans the scalp to makeup with skin care benefits.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sulfuric acid, a byproduct of sulfur, cleans chip wafers.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Under state law, a successor must run to represent the original district boundaries when a congressional representative vacates office.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the past, airport executives have noted that for every carrier that vacates a space, another steps in to fill the void.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Empties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empties. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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