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
Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
In an April 2024 appeal hearing, a judge granted Julie's appeal and vacated her seven-year sentence in June due to insufficient evidence while Todd's sentence was upheld.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Three days after the Berliners vacated Carnegie, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, another indisputably world-class ensemble, arrived to play two concerts under Klaus Mäkelä, its twenty-eight-year-old chief conductor designate.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Local news reports that those forces have now vacated the headquarters and left.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Mendez fills the lineup slot vacated by Symone Woolridge, who left the morning co-anchor role at Channel 4 in November to be closer to family.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani won a state Assembly seat vacated by Phil Ting, who termed out this year.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Underwood is taking the judge’s seat vacated by Katy Perry, who departed Idol at the end of last season after seven years (the show’s entire run on ABC to that point).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Nearly half of the members on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are women, but that could change once the mayor appoints the seat being vacated by Stefani.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Chase vacated the building in 2021 for its new campus in Tempe, leaving Arizona's tallest building empty.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
In an April 2024 appeal hearing, a judge granted Julie's appeal and vacated her seven-year sentence in June due to insufficient evidence while Todd's sentence was upheld.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Three days after the Berliners vacated Carnegie, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, another indisputably world-class ensemble, arrived to play two concerts under Klaus Mäkelä, its twenty-eight-year-old chief conductor designate.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Local news reports that those forces have now vacated the headquarters and left.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Mendez fills the lineup slot vacated by Symone Woolridge, who left the morning co-anchor role at Channel 4 in November to be closer to family.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
San Francisco Supervisor Catherine Stefani won a state Assembly seat vacated by Phil Ting, who termed out this year.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Underwood is taking the judge’s seat vacated by Katy Perry, who departed Idol at the end of last season after seven years (the show’s entire run on ABC to that point).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Nearly half of the members on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are women, but that could change once the mayor appoints the seat being vacated by Stefani.
—Noah Bressner, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacated
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Arizona voters abolished the use of the gas chamber after a controversial execution in 1992.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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However, the Nostalgic Partners case put forth a variety of strong arguments for the exemption to be curtailed or abolished entirely, if and when the Supreme Court ever wishes to take up the issue.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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His first show, which took place weeks after the towers fell, was made possible in part because the city’s factories emptied out, allowing his designs to be made.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Politicians everywhere have emptied words like hope and unity of any meaning.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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Prior to the bust, two daycare facilities on the first and third floors of the building were evacuated, sources said.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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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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McQueen spends half an hour dispassionately showing us the grimness of HMP Maze, a Troubles-era warehouse for enemies of the British state on a disused airfield.IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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In his first five night-shift stints as watchman at a disused ’80s amusement park/arcade mall — Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place — Mike stares glaze-eyed at security monitors, then drifts into violent 3-D incidents, His circumstance incarnates the hell that Morrissey sings about.Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
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Initially, officials issued a tsunami warning for some coastal areas, although this was repealed a few hours later.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 2017, after backlash and boycotts, lawmakers repealed the requirement.Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, due to an unseasonably warm year with no snow, the town is vacant and tourists have all chosen other destinations.Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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With a priceless historic apartment in her family’s possession that was finally vacant after decades, the decision was clear.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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The cruise line canceled cruises in 2025 and 2026 on its Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Breakaway ships.Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Vacated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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