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Recent Examples of emptied
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Bit by bit, Rachel moved her belongings back into her emptied home in Richmond.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The Red Wings bench emptied onto the ice to celebrate with Kane after the goal.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Heat then emptied its bench late in the blowout loss to the Timberwolves.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The firefighter explained that the reservoir had been drained for repairs by the Department of Water and Power, and the nearest tank nearly emptied by the battle to the north.
—Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
During the robbery, Soto-Parada, wearing a blue surgical mask and black sweatshirt, emptied the register while Pavon aimed a black replica handgun at the clerk, according to a criminal complaint.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
When state officials emptied Lookout Mountain due to deteriorating safety conditions in August, Wallace was sent to work at Platte Valley.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Cunningham finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists despite sitting out the last four minutes as each coach emptied his bench.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Another building that is being emptied on Goddard’s campus includes labs for teams that have been working on the Roman telescope’s propulsion subsystem, one of the sources told CNN.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Combine equal parts vinegar and water in a spray bottle and liberally spray the emptied interior shelves, drawers, bins, and walls.
—Verb
Museums and ancient palaces in Darfur and El Geneina were destroyed or emptied.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Adjective
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The most decrepit and weather-worn houses appear to be empty, although a few show outward signs that they are occupied.—
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As has been the case so often in history, an administration desperate to reverse its declining popularity may have placed the military in the position of triumphing in an empty spectacle abroad while the war is at risk of being lost silently at home.—
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All individuals have since been evacuated from the scene, the BBC reported, citing the health ministry.—
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The surrounding businesses were evacuated by El Monte police as the investigation continued.—
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The suspects then fled with the vehicle, police said, which Boston Police Department later located unoccupied.—
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The man who died Saturday after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a concrete pole and an unoccupied vehicle in a dealership parking lot has been identified.—
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However, he was cleared after police interviewed several witnesses who confirmed his alibi.—
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The heath at Hermaness looked wild, but it was mostly cleared by the cropping of sheep.—
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The Long-Term Care Imperative, a partnership of Care Providers of Minnesota and Leading Age Minnesota representing short-term care, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing homes, notes there are some 17,000 caregiver positions vacant right now.—
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The new owner plans to refresh the existing retail, lease up vacant space and add multifamily housing, according to a news release.—
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The exterior sides of the oven, in particular, may need to be deep cleaned to remove spills and splatters that drip down the sides of the unit when cooking.—
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Aim to fill your washer about three-quarters full to allow room for items to move around and be cleaned effectively.—
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Even hospital appointments were overwhelming, with bright lights leaving her drained and overstimulated.—
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This vast gulf between us, not just as Americans but as human beings, has drained me of hope.—
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From Pittsburgh, about 250 trail miles and 700 feet above Baltimore’s Chesapeake Bay, the Ohio River was navigable downstream all the way to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.—
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How to Get Around The old town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, with its concentration of visitor attractions and restaurants, is easy to walk around—in fact, some streets are only navigable on foot.—
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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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