evacuating

verb

present participle of evacuate
as in emptying
to remove the contents of evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

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Recent Examples of evacuating Kapszukiewicz thanked all community agencies that helped respond to the event, including those who assisted in evacuating residents and setting up shelters. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Watching the Taliban regain power called into question the meaning of their sacrifice, and the government’s difficulty evacuating Afghan comrades who had fought with them felt like a betrayal. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Durham cautions evacuating drivers from plowing through flood water with an electric vehicle. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating people from at-risk areas while asking the tourism sector to make sure workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Jalisco state suspended classes on Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating dozens of people from at-risk areas. — CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 Shell is evacuating nonessential personnel from six offshore platforms, while BP is removing nonessential workers and securing its offshore facilities, the companies said Tuesday. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Firefighters searched the building while attacking the flames, evacuating residents in areas directly threatened by the fire. — Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 After the north tower was hit first by an American Airlines plane, Aon started evacuating its employees in the south tower, a move that was not taken by some other companies where employees were told to remain in place. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuating
  1. emptying
  2. clearing
Verb
  • Cringe names our ethical recognition of the stakes of emptying out these words.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of emptying
Verb
  • As the trend grows, the focus is shifting from simply clearing the counters to making everything behind the cabinet doors work better too.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of clearing

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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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