vacuate

verb

Definition of vacuatenext
as in to evacuate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuate
  1. evacuate
  2. vacate
  3. empty
  4. suck
  5. exhaust
  6. void
Verb
  • Over the next few days, more than 30 bomb threats forced city hall, elementary schools, Wittenberg University, Clark State College, Springfield Regional Medical Center, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, two Walmarts and a Kroger grocery store to lock down, evacuate or temporarily close.
    Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Fire crews evacuated three apartment units where six residents lived, the department said on the social media platform X. Marsh said the second-floor fire at the rear of the building was contained by 1 a.m., but flames damaged the third floor.
    Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of evacuate
Verb
  • The refusal to vacate has put the county in untested legal waters.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Restaurants have 10 days to vacate The Mainlier and the other four restaurants have 10 days from Friday to leave their locations, according to Inderhees' ruling.
    Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of vacate
Verb
  • Going through security lines emptying out your personal belongings opens additional opportunities for things to go wrong and adds to stress and distraction.
    Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
  • O’Neill then celebrated the sack by emptying the quiver on Hilltoppers quarterback Caden Veltkamp.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of empty
Verb
  • That’s the fun thing for me, is there’s no reason the next one couldn’t suck back in and be a chamber piece again.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Despite its appearance, the hummingbird’s tongue doesn't suck up nectar like a drinking straw.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
Definition of suck
Verb
  • The company’s demand for talent likely exceeded these annual totals, but Congress has set a yearly limit on H-1B petitions that employers have exhausted for the past two decades.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In the 1790s, after about a decade of loyal service, many members of the corps were physically exhausted by the demands of their duties.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • In arguing to get the 2018 package reinstated, Tesla's lawyers pointed out that the company's shareholders had voted to ratify it again in June, five months after McCormick's initial ruling to void the package.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Using the wrong product might harm your mattress and could even void its warranty.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of void
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vacillation

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vacuated

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