as in emptying
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
Before Maduro was captured, AP reported Russia had started evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
At a recent event providing health services to those affected, MusiCares says many participants shared stories of evacuating with only a few minutes notice, forcing some to leave behind their means of livelihood – instruments and studios, some of which the organization has helped to replace.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
While evacuating the store, officials said a Walmart employee gave police a witness statement and store security footage.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Ford Louisville Assembly Plant has started evacuating per the UAW Local 862 president Todd Dunn, out of a safety precaution, not because of immediate danger.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Armed police officers were seen running down the platform at the station, evacuating passengers while looking to neutralize any ongoing threat, the UK’s PA Media news agency reported.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Heavy rain early Tuesday morning pushed rivers across the southern state past their banks and into the surrounding communities — damaging roads, evacuating residents and shutting down schools and businesses.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuating
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Your can reuse up to 10 times before emptying and refilling the socks with fresh litter.—
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Its first season’s defining set piece plunged the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department into the aftermath of a mass shooting, an act of narrative escalation that felt like the writers’ room emptying its reserves.—
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Ahead of the Bears’ first playoff appearance since 2020, NFC North champion merch is on sale, clearing the shelves for loftier goals.—
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To avoid piling up snow on plants when clearing snow, mark them with stakes in the fall.—
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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