vacating 1 of 2

noun

Definition of vacatingnext
as in vacation

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vacating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of vacate
1
as in abolishing
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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2
as in emptying
to remove the contents of vacated the house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacating
  1. vacation
  2. abolishing
  3. emptying
  4. evacuating
  5. canceling
  6. avoiding
Noun
  • Guy is in Bora Bora in his vacation polo and khaki shorts, and Chock has opted for a button-up and full-on khakis.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • And those agents can actually ruin deals — like the one who tried to negotiate a price down by insulting the home, which turned off her sellers, or another who threatened a sale by going on vacation instead of signing papers at a closing.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of vacation
Verb
  • Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.
    Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Racism, 100 years after abolishing slavery, was at its peak (Ole Miss riots and the rise of George Wallace are just a few examples ), with the KKK brutalizing African Americans in the South.
    Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of abolishing
Verb
  • Despite the aging probe’s emptying power stores, NASA expects that Voyager 2 will keep operating with at least one science instrument into the 2030s.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • With the urinary system, spinal cord compression can cause difficulty beginning urination, a weak urine stream, or difficulty fully emptying the bladder.
    Julie Scott, MSN, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of emptying
Verb
  • Israel says its operations in Lebanon seek to allow tens of thousands of its citizens to return home after evacuating from northern Israel by Hezbollah bombardments during the Gaza war.
    Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Luckily, the woman living in the house escaped by evacuating through a window.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of evacuating
Verb
  • All these offices could be scaled back without canceling routes.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Saks Fifth Avenue is canceling its annual flagship-store holiday light show.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Topline Spirit Airlines’ stock swelled by 60% on Monday, on track for the low-cost airline’s best day since going public, after the carrier announced an extension to refinance its debt while temporarily avoiding the threat of bankruptcy.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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