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Recent Examples of empties
As the room empties out, the judge says out loud that there are a number of no-shows that day.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
The tank empties post-ride into a huge grate in the floor.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Not knowing Elphaba is allergic to water, Dorothy empties a pale of water on her to put out the fire, accidentally melting her.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The closet empties multiple times a day, then gets refilled and emptied again.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The vacuum detects dirt, auto-refills its tank, empties dust, and reacts to and avoids obstacles.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The researchers also modeled gastroparesis, a condition where the stomach empties more slowly, often due to diabetes or viral infections.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Each bottling of Gorovka, cut to 55% ABV, only partially empties the puncheon after which the barrel is topped up with fresh spirit.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The boat ramp, which also serves as a fishing pier, sits close to a part of the river that empties out into the Long Island Sound.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empties
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Parker Kelly #17 of the Colorado Avalanche clears the puck with Brent Burns #84 and Devon Toews #7 as Logan Cooley #92 of the Utah Mammoth falls in front of Scott Wedgewood #41 during the first period of their game at the Delta Center on October 21, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah.—
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By the time the noise clears, the best funds will have been raised and committed.—
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On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.—
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Cold weather drains batteries quickly.—
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The great Amazon in its north drains large areas as does the Parana-River Plate watershed to its south that reaches the Atlantic in the estuary between Argentina and Uruguay, The San Francisco flows north for hundreds of miles before hooking a right and dropping to the Atlantic.—
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Not only does the sweet, honey aroma subtly linger on skin, but the soap itself effortlessly cleans away the day’s dirt and grime.—
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Then the system cleans the brushroll, and dries it at almost 200 degrees Fahrenheit.—
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If the mayor vacates office, the president pro tem becomes acting mayor until a caucus is held to name a replacement.—
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So unless the extended weather outlook flips and the high-pressure system vacates the region, northern Arizona may not have a white Christmas.—
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The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league.—
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“Empties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empties. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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