as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
vacated cottages that are easy targets for burglars during the winter
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage
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Recent Examples of vacated
Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
Duncan, whose vacated conviction is still being reviewed by the Louisiana Supreme Court, was released after posting a $150,000 bond.
—Jack Brook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The vacated ruling means Boodarian will not be transferred to a state hospital in the interim.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Deep into stoppage time, Gabriel and David Raya were both beaten to the ball by Brobbey, who acrobatically hooked a volley into the vacated net.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Sharkey revisited the empty and vacated facility in February 2018 and again in 2022 to document how Evan Morrison continues White Oak’s tradition of producing selvedge denim on old Draper X-3 looms.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Brad Marchand’s cross-ice pass to Reinhart pulled Vladar out of position, allowing Reinhart to find Bennett for an easy shot into the vacated net.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Miran is on temporary leave from his position as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) while serving out the remaining four months of a vacated term on the Fed board of governors.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Sharkey revisited the empty and vacated facility in February 2018 and again in 2022 to document how Evan Morrison continues White Oak’s tradition of producing selvedge denim on old Draper X-3 looms.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Although both bat left-handed, Tucker could provide the type of elite lineup protection for Juan Soto that was vacated by Alonso’s departure.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Sessegnon and Jimenez attack that vacated area in a bid to combine, but Bassey’s delivery from the back gets intercepted by Santiago Bueno.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The resident of the apartment, a woman Dana identified in the press conference as Natalie, allegedly vacated her apartment shortly after Brianna's death.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Under state law, because the district representative vacated before those new lines went into effect, the successor will be elected to represent the current district, according to redistricting expert Paul Mitchell.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Transients taking shelter inside the home had been a persistent problem since the property was foreclosed on and vacated in late 2024, said Athena Novak, a representative for the owner, Andranik Sogoyan.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Nearly 70 years later, a judge vacated the conviction, citing a fundamental deprivation of due process.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
This rule was challenged in multiple courts, and portions were blocked before being vacated in 2021.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Eberle deposited the puck into the vacated cage with 35 seconds to play, dooming the Ducks with his second goal of the night.
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Ultimately, the appeals court affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Hecox, but vacated the injunction applied to the rest of the state.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacated
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Vargas nodded at the nearly deserted river.—
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Except for a few children kicking a ball and some chickens pecking the ground, the village seemed almost deserted.—
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Quotas related to race and national origin were abolished.—
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In 2020, the Florida Supreme Court also abolished proportionality review, which for 50 years allowed judges to probe the circumstances of death cases to protect defendants from the random imposition of the death penalty.—
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Museums and ancient palaces in Darfur and El Geneina were destroyed or emptied.—
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The Red Wings bench emptied onto the ice to celebrate with Kane after the goal.—
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Rogers is shopworker Polly Parrish, who gets mistakenly identified as the parent of an abandoned baby.—
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
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The European countries that repealed their wealth taxes did so for varied reasons.—
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In 2020, voters repealed the Gallagher Amendment in the state constitution, which locked in a certain ratio of residential to commercial property taxes that provided extra security for homeowners against sudden increases.—
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She and other members of both houses and both parties were evacuated for their safety for several hours as rioters forced their way into the Capitol that day.—
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Another House office building had been evacuated, and the employees there were told to take shelter in our building.—
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Colonial Pipeline said its network had been accessed via a compromised password that was linked to a disused virtual private networking account used for remote access.—
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The venue was a disused Anglican church where Lediņš had been hosting a discothèque.—
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Years later, the series was set for a revival, but it was abruptly canceled due to creative differences.—
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The number of flights canceled at Cincinnati's major airport has more than doubled on Sunday amid flight reductions at airports nationwide due to the government shutdown.—
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“Vacated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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