vacuated

past tense of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuated
Verb
  • Roughly 70 animals at the shelter were safely evacuated and have since been relocated or placed in foster homes, KRTV reported.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, the shelter began to fill with smoke and was evacuated.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Less than two miles to the south, smaller but densely populated camps in Gaza City's Al-Zaytoun and Tuffah neighborhoods have also emptied out compared to the beginning of September, images show.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Schools, hospitals, businesses, police stations, even government ministries, have all been gutted, while entire neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince have been emptied out and overtaken as gangs spread to rural provinces.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Texans were up 28-21, and Keller had exhausted all of its timeouts.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One was vacated by Democratic senator Nicole Mitchell, who resigned after being convicted of burglarizing her estranged stepmother's home.
    Kate Plummer Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors was confirmed by the Senate last night to fill the Fed Governor seat vacated by Adriana Kugler last month.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prevention tactics On a recent weekday morning, a Sanimax driver pulled up to Concord Lanes and sucked out used cooking oil from a large bin on the side of the bowling alley.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In places as far-flung as Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Serbia, from antiquity to the present day, tornadoes have sucked up aquatic creatures by the bushel and carried them several miles away.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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