vacuate

verb

Definition of vacuatenext
as in to evacuate

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  1. evacuate
  2. vacate
  3. empty
  4. suck
  5. exhaust
  6. void
Verb
  • The Israeli military ordered residents in the southern suburbs to evacuate several locations on Wednesday.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of evacuate
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  • The at-large seat being vacated by Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is the only council office decided by voters citywide, instead of ones in a specific geographical district.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • That answer may determine whether the justices will want to review the decision, the court said in an unsigned opinion that vacated the appeals court's ruling and ordered a new one.
    Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of vacate
Verb
  • The bag can be easily emptied by unzipping it and dumping out the debris.
    Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Locals emptied powerless coolers and contributed hot dogs, ribs and hamburgers.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 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 divisive race has left Americans exhausted and on edge, Sonoma State Political Science Professor David McCuan said.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Javonte Williams, Running Back Williams, 24, came to Denver with high expectations after the team exhausted a second-round pick on the North Carolina product back in 2021.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • California has its own state law forbidding the sale of such gun kits, but state attorneys said the state ban would not be as effective if the federal regulation were voided.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Catch up quick: The Utah Supreme Court in September voided Amendment D, which sought to give state lawmakers greater power to alter or repeal citizen initiatives, in part because the publishing requirements weren't met.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of void
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