as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
vacated cottages that are easy targets for burglars during the winter
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as in abolished
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 vacated
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
The Idaho Senate majority leader will face a challenger, and two hopefuls will vie for a vacated House seat in legislative District 22 in the upcoming GOP primary.
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Rose Evans
may 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
Customers adjust plans A number of travelers did not get the shutdown message, arriving instead late Saturday morning at a vacated Spirit departure area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International’s Terminal 4.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
If the Bills are looking to find a fullback type to fill the vacated Reggie Gilliam role, Nowakowski could be an interesting name to monitor.
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Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Although Ninth Circuit judges couldn’t cite the vacated Jones decision as a precedent, nothing stopped them from repeating all the same reasoning to reach a similar result in a similar case.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Tatis followed with an RBI hit-and-run dribbler through a vacated second-base spot for a 2-0 lead.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Tatis followed with an RBI hit-and-run dribbler through a vacated second-base spot for a 2-0 lead.
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CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
When Vanecek misplayed the puck behind his net after colliding with defenseman Ian Cole, Coronato grabbed the loose puck and tucked it into the vacated net.
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ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
That action came months after Calvin Duncan, who spent decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated, was elected to the criminal clerk office.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
In 2021, a judge agreed that Duncan had been unjustly convicted and vacated his sentence altogether.
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Safiyah Riddle,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Arsenal have appointed Strasbourg’s Pascal De Maesschalck as their new academy director, succeeding Per Mertesacker who vacated the role after eight years this summer.
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James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The pure, post-Bee Gees charisma Bellamy mustered in the 2000s seems to have vacated him entirely, and the song’s funkiness suffocates under the flatness of his delivery.
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Liam Inscoe-Jones,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
On Wednesday, July 1, the five-time Olympian shared in an Instagram post that the charges had been vacated.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Ultimately, the appeals court affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Hecox, but vacated the injunction applied to the rest of the state.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2026
The Arkansas program is being implemented under the same regulations as the programs that were vacated.
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Travis Loller,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Adjective
El Dorado County voters will have a new supervisor in the 4th District, as voters cast their ballots Tuesday on the vacated seat this primary election.
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Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
The Idaho Senate majority leader will face a challenger, and two hopefuls will vie for a vacated House seat in legislative District 22 in the upcoming GOP primary.
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Rose Evans
may 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
Customers adjust plans A number of travelers did not get the shutdown message, arriving instead late Saturday morning at a vacated Spirit departure area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International’s Terminal 4.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
If the Bills are looking to find a fullback type to fill the vacated Reggie Gilliam role, Nowakowski could be an interesting name to monitor.
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Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Although Ninth Circuit judges couldn’t cite the vacated Jones decision as a precedent, nothing stopped them from repeating all the same reasoning to reach a similar result in a similar case.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Tatis followed with an RBI hit-and-run dribbler through a vacated second-base spot for a 2-0 lead.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Tatis followed with an RBI hit-and-run dribbler through a vacated second-base spot for a 2-0 lead.
—
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
When Vanecek misplayed the puck behind his net after colliding with defenseman Ian Cole, Coronato grabbed the loose puck and tucked it into the vacated net.
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ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Local first-quarter net absorption, the difference between space leased and vacated, and often a sign of turnover, was a negative 179,000 square feet.
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Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
That action came months after Calvin Duncan, who spent decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated, was elected to the criminal clerk office.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
In 2021, a judge agreed that Duncan had been unjustly convicted and vacated his sentence altogether.
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Safiyah Riddle,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Arsenal have appointed Strasbourg’s Pascal De Maesschalck as their new academy director, succeeding Per Mertesacker who vacated the role after eight years this summer.
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James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
The pure, post-Bee Gees charisma Bellamy mustered in the 2000s seems to have vacated him entirely, and the song’s funkiness suffocates under the flatness of his delivery.
—
Liam Inscoe-Jones,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
On Wednesday, July 1, the five-time Olympian shared in an Instagram post that the charges had been vacated.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Ultimately, the appeals court affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Hecox, but vacated the injunction applied to the rest of the state.
—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2026
The Arkansas program is being implemented under the same regulations as the programs that were vacated.
—
Travis Loller,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacated
Adjective
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Once all but deserted, the town experienced a revival in 1965, when artists and musicians began to flock there after encouragement from the Yugoslav government.
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Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway.
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The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
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The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
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Both dugouts and bullpens emptied after Contreras walked on an inside pitch.
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The full-service Asian grocery store will be located at 200 NewPark Mall Road in Newark, filling a space that emptied out in March 2025 when long-time NewPark mall anchor Macy’s closed its doors.
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According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
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Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
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In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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Fans will be evacuated to safe shelter inside the venue, while players and staff will leave the pitch and head to the dressing rooms.
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An incident involving bear spray led to multiple injuries and several guests being evacuated from a New York City hotel, police said.
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In December last year, fashion designer Matthieu Blazy debuted his first Métiers d’Art collection for Chanel against the backdrop of a vintage train, which pulled into a disused subway station in downtown Manhattan.
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His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
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Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.
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Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
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“Vacated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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