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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage
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Recent Examples of vacate
Andy then took over his father’s job just four years after Beshear vacated it.
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Once Mitchell vacates the Senate District 47 seat, the governor can call a special election.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
Pakistan dispatched around 4,500 soldiers posing as local rebels to seize the high ground, which Indian personnel had vacated for the winter to avoid the extreme weather conditions.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
Kobach’s office is petitioning the Kansas Supreme Court to reverse last month’s Court of Appeals decision, which vacated a temporary injunction and permitted the Department of Revenue to resume its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests.
—Matthew Kelly
july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Once Mitchell vacates the Senate District 47 seat, the governor can call a special election.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
Pakistan dispatched around 4,500 soldiers posing as local rebels to seize the high ground, which Indian personnel had vacated for the winter to avoid the extreme weather conditions.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
Kobach’s office is petitioning the Kansas Supreme Court to reverse last month’s Court of Appeals decision, which vacated a temporary injunction and permitted the Department of Revenue to resume its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests.
—Matthew Kelly
july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
Verb
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Greer wrote that Anderson should have received the death penalty, a sentence abolished in Wisconsin since the 19th century.—
Ariela Lopez,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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But our colleague David Aldridge wrote earlier this year in favor of abolishing the draft.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
31 July 2025
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Alongside a small team of athletes, coaches and support staff, al-Dali was evacuated into Egypt and got short-stay visas to race in the World Cup in Belgium.—
Shama Nasinde,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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Since 1962, the game has been canceled only three times: in 2011 (lockout), 2016 (bad field conditions) and 2020 (pandemic).—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Peru Peru’s national emergency center has canceled tsunami alerts for the country’s entire coast as of 9:15 p.m. local time (10:15 p.m. ET).—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The telling factor is that this deal has now emptied all goodwill from the trans-Atlantic relationship, and effectively completes another diplomatic rupture by President Trump.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Shelves began to empty last month and in the last few weeks, customers have been offered deep discounts on remaining products at the locations in the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Highlands Town Center.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Unlike the Biden administration, Trump officials have not fought in the courts to preserve SAVE, and recently, Congress repealed the plan altogether.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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On day one of his second term, President Trump repealed sanctions on 30 Israeli settlers and settler organizations accused of engaging in violence in the West Bank.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Certain advancements in technology mean aspects of this are theoretically possible, even though the bar is so high to clear in practice.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The snow had stopped by 4:05 p.m., over an hour after the incident, and the weather began to clear, with cloudless skies at around 5:25 p.m., the NTSB's findings stated.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Later that year, under pressure from the restaurant lobby, the D.C. Council overturned it.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell overturned those actions in May, concluding that Trump was outside his authority in firing the board and its acting president and that, therefore, all subsequent actions were also moot.—
GARY FIELDS,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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After all, avoiding some topics or questions altogether could be perceived as a political response, said Mark Riedl, a professor of computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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