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vacating

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verb

present participle of vacate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacating
Noun
  • Frequent fliers and summer vacation hopefuls have been rushing to get one squared away before the nationwide travel mandate goes into effect.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
  • With just about two more months of school left, families are in the midst of planning for childcare, summer camps, and vacations.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Actually abolishing the department will require action from Congress, but the effort could have major implications for everything from universities’ federal funding to college students applying for loans to pay for their education.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The order would spare some programs deemed critical by the administration, though completely abolishing the DOE will require congressional approval.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Here’s what that means for your money Despite the change, beneficiaries should weigh strategic IRA withdrawals, depending on tax brackets each year, which could mean emptying accounts sooner, experts say.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Fully exhale each breath, emptying your lungs as much as possible, making your exhales longer than your inhales.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Whoever’s scolding me from a tree, evacuating their bowels onto my car, chattering away with their nonstop, cheerful blather, or just giving me a smarmy look from my own book — THAT is my least favorite bird right now.
    Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The experience of evacuating their during the Los Angeles wildfires was shocking for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Jason Mercier, vice president and director of research at Mountain State’s Policy Center, told The Center Square in a Friday interview that there’s a reason a wealth tax does not exist in the United States and why other countries are repealing them.
    Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, advocates for repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset made a last-ditch lobbying blitz to get the Senate to take it up before the current Congress winds down.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The situation has created tension in the arts community, with some artists canceling appearances while others have used their performances to make political statements.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Some Canadians are canceling their trips to New England or avoiding the United States altogether.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Which only underscores the importance of drafting well and avoiding the need to fill holes through free agency.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
  • His offseason of work at the position centered around avoiding that happening again.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Vacating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacating. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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