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Recent Examples of evacuate
All customers and employees were safely evacuated.
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City News Service, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
They are currently being evacuated to hospital.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Rescuers evacuated her on March 24, but her dog Molly was not found at the time.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Security personnel returned fire, and staff moved quickly to evacuate the children, as smoke filled the building from the truck’s engine compartment.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
They are currently being evacuated to hospital.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Rescuers evacuated her on March 24, but her dog Molly was not found at the time.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Security personnel returned fire, and staff moved quickly to evacuate the children, as smoke filled the building from the truck’s engine compartment.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
Verb
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Each can hold a few a few semi-loads but on a warm April day farmers may empty one in hours.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Looking back to the 1950s, other musical genres were used as trial evidence just four times, and in every case, the lyrics were thrown out or the convictions vacated.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Expiring contracts are more sought after by teams leading into the trade deadline when executives are figuring out whether to clear cap space for the following summer.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Consider making plans to meet up and help others, perhaps by clearing garbage from a local park or donating food to someone in need.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coming off an excruciating 119-loss season, the Rockies cleaned house in the front office and promised a new, exciting era of baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kelse Redd, owner of professional cleaning company So Fresh So Clean, recommends starting with the blinds, fully dusting and wiping them down.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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