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Recent Examples of evacuate
Though Santa Cruz County officials wrapped up construction of a temporary road in the area of the slide in September, restoring access, residents had been worried about their ability to evacuate in the event of a major fire through the summer.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
After being evacuated out of London on a train with other children for safekeeping, George immediately runs away and perilously heads back home to his munitions worker mom, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and musical grandfather Gerald Hanway (Paul Weller of The Jam).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
TikTokers went viral while defending people's decision not to evacuate during a hurricane.
—Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Hours later, hospital staff and patients evacuated the facility for fear it would be hit.
—Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
After being evacuated out of London on a train with other children for safekeeping, George immediately runs away and perilously heads back home to his munitions worker mom, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and musical grandfather Gerald Hanway (Paul Weller of The Jam).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
TikTokers went viral while defending people's decision not to evacuate during a hurricane.
—Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Hours later, hospital staff and patients evacuated the facility for fear it would be hit.
—Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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The bag can be easily emptied by unzipping it and dumping out the debris.Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Lakers’ bench scored just six points in the first three quarters before the non-competitive fourth, in which both emptied their benches.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 30 Oct. 2024
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The at-large seat being vacated by Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is the only council office decided by voters citywide, instead of ones in a specific geographical district.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump's remarks come after McConnell will be vacating his seat in January 2027 after nearly four decades but will be leaving his role as Republican Senate leader this month.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The campaign will wait until the dust has cleared a bit more before making an official statement.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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After the line was cleared in less than 30 minutes there have been no long lines here or at several other polling sites on the west side throughout the morning.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Two items better known for cleaning swimming pools and moisturizing dry skin might help protect the Earth’s corals and decrease antibiotic resistance and pollution in the ocean.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Raiders have cleaned house in terms of their offensive coaching staff, and Turner will now advise that staff presumably.James Brizuela, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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