EVACUATED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

evacuated

verb

past tense of evacuate

as in emptied

to remove the contents of evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

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Recent Examples of evacuated Fans will be evacuated to safe shelter inside the venue, while players and staff will leave the pitch and head to the dressing rooms. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 29 June 2026 The parkway was evacuated Saturday evening while droves of people were still in line to enter due to approaching thunderstorms. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Also evacuated was a facility housing 157 people with special needs. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Colorado’s largest active wildfire, which sparked last Monday near the Aspen Acres campground, has destroyed hundreds of homes and evacuated thousands of residents. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 July 2026 The Secret Service said earlier this evening that all attendees who evacuated the venue due to orders to shelter from approaching severe storms would have to go through security screenings again. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026 Kober, who has been married for more than 75 years, was born in east London before he and his siblings were evacuated to the countryside during World War II. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 United States Secret Service had to re-screen individuals who were evacuated due to the severe weather that rolled into the DC area as the Freedom 250 celebration was about to start. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 In Kyiv’s suburb of Vyshneve, about 600 residents were evacuated because of the risk of unexploded munitions, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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Both dugouts and bullpens emptied after Contreras walked on an inside pitch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
The full-service Asian grocery store will be located at 200 NewPark Mall Road in Newark, filling a space that emptied out in March 2025 when long-time NewPark mall anchor Macy’s closed its doors.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

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