vacuating

verb

Definition of vacuatingnext
present participle of vacuate
as in evacuating

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  1. evacuating
  2. emptying
  3. sucking
Verb
  • Don’t get in your car and try to drive away from the hazardous area — evacuating by car could create a traffic jam.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Residents are currently evacuating due to the recent earthquake in California.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of evacuating
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  • This smart, self-emptying machine can hold up to a month’s worth of dust and dirt.
    Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The machine rests in a self-emptying cleaning station that doubles as a charging dock.
    Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of emptying
Verb
  • Chinook helicopters dipped down into a lagoon on the vast lawn of Pepperdine University sucking up water to battle the fire.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Heller runs Mother through a gantlet of motherhood nightmares — singalong story time at the library, mercurial kid mood swings and the soul-sucking monotony of the daily routine that keeps the world turning.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of sucking
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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