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Recent Examples of evacuees
On Wednesday, staff were helping evacuees and first responders by providing access to food, water and offering a place to come together.
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Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The fires previously also caused more than 200 people to voluntarily evacuate from a trailer park community near Krome Avenue on Wednesday, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday such evacuees were allowed to return to their homes.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
The city's public transit system, Greenlink, is providing a bus with air conditioning for evacuees to stay cool, and the mall will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, according to police.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Tran is at the Garden Grove meeting, one of many who speak to city officials to express frustration with how evacuations — and evacuees — were handled.
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Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
The Red Cross has set up an overnight shelter for evacuees, including pets, at the county’s Spring Valley Community Center at 8735 Jamacha Blvd.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear.
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Kayla Bartkowski,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The fires previously also caused more than 200 people to voluntarily evacuate from a trailer park community near Krome Avenue on Wednesday, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday such evacuees were allowed to return to their homes.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
The city's public transit system, Greenlink, is providing a bus with air conditioning for evacuees to stay cool, and the mall will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, according to police.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Tran is at the Garden Grove meeting, one of many who speak to city officials to express frustration with how evacuations — and evacuees — were handled.
—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
The Red Cross has set up an overnight shelter for evacuees, including pets, at the county’s Spring Valley Community Center at 8735 Jamacha Blvd.
—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear.
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Kayla Bartkowski,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuees
refugees
Noun
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Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
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As millions of Venezuelan refugees moved through Latin America, Tren de Aragua established criminal footholds along migration corridors, extending its reach into Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and eventually the United States.
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“Evacuees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuees. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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