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Residents who evacuated were allowed to return Sunday evening, Horry County Fire Rescue said in a statement.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Goodwyn said that the exercise in April would be on a larger scale, where the organization as a whole will mobilize airplanes and send them on simulated missions to deliver goods, evacuate people and assess damage.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Residents had been ordered to evacuate several neighborhoods near that wildfire, but by late Sunday afternoon, the evacuation order was lifted, Horry County Fire Rescue said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
On the morning of Nov. 8, a fire chief made the call via radio to evacuate the eastern side of Paradise at 7:46 a.m.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Goodwyn said that the exercise in April would be on a larger scale, where the organization as a whole will mobilize airplanes and send them on simulated missions to deliver goods, evacuate people and assess damage.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Residents had been ordered to evacuate several neighborhoods near that wildfire, but by late Sunday afternoon, the evacuation order was lifted, Horry County Fire Rescue said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
On the morning of Nov. 8, a fire chief made the call via radio to evacuate the eastern side of Paradise at 7:46 a.m.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
Verb
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Submerge containers for 10 minutes, then remove them and empty the tub.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Litherland said the tomb, which was built under a waterfall, had been deliberately emptied after being flooded within a few years of the king’s burial.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The losing team would need to offer a valid reason to vacate the arbitration decision.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The legal group is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration that is currently in the hands of the Supreme Court, which is weighing whether to permanently vacate the lower court’s order to allow foreign aid to flow once again.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Gathering at Scripps Research’s third annual Pandemic Preparedness Symposium last week, researchers working in virology and chemistry did not bother to debate whether or not H5N1 avian influenza will clear this rapidly shrinking hurdle.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Pine forests regularly rely on wildfire for the release of seeds from pinecones and to clear vegetation for new growth.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Scented beads aren't meant to be used instead of laundry detergent, as their job isn't necessarily to clean, but to impart that unmistakable fresh laundry scent.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Just be careful with shampoos that claim to clean every kind of surface.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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