as in emptied
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuated
More than a hundred people had to be evacuated using ropes and ladders after a lift at a ski resort in Colorado malfunctioned and left visitors suspended in the air.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Buildings and a nearby school were evacuated.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The town, practically split in two by the torrent that cut through its middle, was evacuated as ash blanketed over 200,000 square kilometers of surrounding land.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
All residents of the building, which has about six apartments, Marsh said, were evacuated and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
In Steve McQueen’s film, 9-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan) is evacuated to the English countryside after London comes under attack.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The hillside collapse destroyed eight homes and left several others unsafe for inhabitants, just hours after firefighters evacuated families.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The singer Cher evacuated to a hotel on Monday night along with her pets, according to her publicist, who gave no other details.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Buildings and a nearby school were evacuated.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The town, practically split in two by the torrent that cut through its middle, was evacuated as ash blanketed over 200,000 square kilometers of surrounding land.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
All residents of the building, which has about six apartments, Marsh said, were evacuated and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
In Steve McQueen’s film, 9-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan) is evacuated to the English countryside after London comes under attack.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The hillside collapse destroyed eight homes and left several others unsafe for inhabitants, just hours after firefighters evacuated families.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The singer Cher evacuated to a hotel on Monday night along with her pets, according to her publicist, who gave no other details.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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