vacuate

Definition of vacuatenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuate
Verb
  • Hezbollah resumed firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel has sent troops into Lebanon, urging residents of whole neighborhoods of Beirut to evacuate.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • If told to evacuate, do so immediately.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Looking back to the 1950s, other musical genres were used as trial evidence just four times, and in every case, the lyrics were thrown out or the convictions vacated.
    Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Each can hold a few a few semi-loads but on a warm April day farmers may empty one in hours.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Medical experts say if a rattlesnake bites, keep the area still, at or below heart level, do not apply ice, do not cut the wound, and do not suck out the venom – and seek help immediately.
    Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Hart was reprimanding Ross for doing what is the most offensive thing a comedian can do — suck up to the most important person in the room — and enforcing an old ethic in comedy, which is not apologizing for your jokes.
    Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The idea that forms of artistic expression can exhaust themselves is nothing new.
    Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In 2018, pregnant with her third child, Kate Ames was exhausted.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The strategy could make sense with the Cowboys having the fourth-most future cap space (beyond 2026) dedicated to void year money -- or contract money that’s been pushed down the line to maximize current years.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Allowing the state law to apply to federal lands would void about a third of federal oil and gas leases in California, the administration said in January.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Vacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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