vacuated

Definition of vacuatednext
past tense of vacuate
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Verb
  • The flames can be seen near Betty's Pies, which was among the businesses evacuated.
    Cole Premo, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • About two dozen customers were inside at the time and were safely evacuated.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The Cavaliers and Pistons have exhausted each other in a seven-game series that won’t end until Sunday, while the Knickerbockers have been off since last Sunday.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • People are exhausted by the daily onslaught of bad headlines.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • New Haven is spooky in the fog, and the rain had emptied out the streets.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Though his murder convictions have been vacated, Murdaugh remains in prison.
    Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • Rodríguez fills a rotation spot vacated by Fried, who was diagnosed with a left elbow bone bruise after leaving Wednesday’s 7-0 loss in Baltimore after only three innings.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The deficit sucked much of the policymaking air out of the Capitol.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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