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Recent Examples of evacuate
Officers began evacuating other homes in the neighborhood as the fire grew and gunshots continued to ring out in the neighborhood.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Fire officials evacuated the affected home and a nearby home, reporting no injuries on the ground.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
More than 120 people — all passengers and some of the crew — were evacuated from the Hondius in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday and Monday and are now in isolation in several countries.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
All passengers were evacuated from the ship, where they were either sent to their home countries or the Netherlands.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Fire officials evacuated the affected home and a nearby home, reporting no injuries on the ground.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
More than 120 people — all passengers and some of the crew — were evacuated from the Hondius in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday and Monday and are now in isolation in several countries.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
All passengers were evacuated from the ship, where they were either sent to their home countries or the Netherlands.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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Mitch, along with several family members, fought the flood all night, vacuuming up the sludge and emptying buckets out the window.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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Most of the hardest-throwing pitchers now are relievers, who can empty their tanks on each pitch without having to keep anything in reserve for later innings.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Rodríguez fills a rotation spot vacated by Fried, who was diagnosed with a left elbow bone bruise after leaving Wednesday’s 7-0 loss in Baltimore after only three innings.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions in the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, and younger son, Paul Murdaugh.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Titus initially was cleared as a suspect, but murder charges were filed against him 12 years later.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The Red Sox finally broke through in the sixth when Mickey Gasper hit a leadoff single and scored on Contreras’ two-run homer, a 435-foot no doubter that would have been cleared the fence in every MLB ballpark.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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Why Pros Prefer White Linens In addition to looking luxurious, white linens are preferred by pro cleaners and launderers because they can be cleaned more rigorously.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
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The project is seen as vital to clean water and a healthy environment for the South Florida region, as it is designed to store more water from Lake Okeechobee to be cleaned before it is sent south to the Everglades.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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