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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
After Sephora vacated Penney’s and set up shop at Kohl’s, Penney’s rolled out JCP Beauty departments with an inclusive mix of masstige, prestige and mass brands from new, emerging and established companies, to all of its stores.
—David Moin, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Title 9 Sports Grill, a sports bar focused on women's athletics, will open in January in the Melrose District space being vacated by Short Leash Hotdogs and Taproom.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Thousands of people have vacated their homes in Malibu, California, due to the Franklin Fire setting the city ablaze, including a litany of high-profile residents.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Menendez’s seat was vacated after he was found guilty on 16 charges in a wide-ranging corruption case.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
The injunction, which applies to the 2025 season unless it is vacated on appeal, blocks NASCAR from denying 23XI Racing and Front Row the same terms offered to charter teams and ensures the two teams are not compelled to release legal claims against NASCAR.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
After Sephora vacated Penney’s and set up shop at Kohl’s, Penney’s rolled out JCP Beauty departments with an inclusive mix of masstige, prestige and mass brands from new, emerging and established companies, to all of its stores.
—David Moin, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Title 9 Sports Grill, a sports bar focused on women's athletics, will open in January in the Melrose District space being vacated by Short Leash Hotdogs and Taproom.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Thousands of people have vacated their homes in Malibu, California, due to the Franklin Fire setting the city ablaze, including a litany of high-profile residents.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Menendez’s seat was vacated after he was found guilty on 16 charges in a wide-ranging corruption case.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacated
Verb
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Ronald Reagan, as president, called for the department to be abolished.—
Jackie Valley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Jan. 2025
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Courtesy of the Social Security Fairness Act, millions of Americans will see higher Social Security checks now that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and GPO (government pension offset) have been abolished.—
Suzanne Blake
Reporter,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The war with Hezbollah emptied Israel’s north.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Worst moment In terms of on-pitch moments, take your pick from the 6-0 defeat at Chelsea, the 3-2 defeat snatched from the jaws of victory against Bournemouth, or the recent 4-0 defeat at Manchester United where the away end had emptied long before the final whistle.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Tens of thousands have already evacuated their homes in Los Angeles County — some of them on foot — after fires erupted near residential areas.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2025
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As shown in Pratt’s Instagram Stories, the house burned to the ground, but their entire family was evacuated to safety.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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However, the bill's language caused much confusion and gridlock in 2019, leading Parliament to pursue an additional measure, which repealed the 2011 act and instituted the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, which Queen Elizabeth II assented to in March 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Voters in November repealed part of a decade-old law that softened some criminal penalties and ousted two progressive district attorneys who championed such reforms.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Previous fires at the building, which has been vacant for several years, have been attributed to squatters.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Second in line, if the public advocate's office was vacant, would the city comptroller, a role held by Brad Lander, who has already launched a bid to challenge Adams in this year's Democratic mayoral primary.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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No American Airlines flights were canceled as a result of the stoppage.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Some trains have been canceled completely, including Acela 2122 between Washington and New York, and trains between New York and Boston and between New York and Philadelphia, the company posted on X Monday night.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Vacated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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