vacuating

present participle of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuating
Verb
  • Ground robots are hauling ammunition, evacuating wounded troops, laying mines, and increasingly carrying weapons into combat as Ukraine tries to replace as many frontline tasks as possible with machines.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • More ships entered the Gulf over the weekend than departed, reversing a trend seen over the previous week, when efforts focused on evacuating seafarers stranded in the Gulf.
    Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
  • Its dual anti-tangle brush assembly prevents hair clogs, while a self-emptying base holds up to seven weeks of debris.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
    Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • On paper, such arrangements may appear favorable to judges, who often weigh alternatives to forcibly shuttering a hotel over concerns that suddenly vacating a property could worsen blight and invite more crime.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The Tennis Racket Is Not the Tennis Player There’s a narrative that generative AI is a soul-sucking, job-killing machine.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • Federal water managers have already been sucking water out of other reservoirs in Colorado and Wyoming to slow Lake Powell's decline.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Meta also offers its own Rx Lens Swap, which allows customers to add prescription lenses after purchase without voiding the warranty.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The punishment levied could include multimillion-dollar fines, a loss of future draft picks or voiding Leonard’s contract with the team.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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