vacuated

past tense of vacuate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuated
Verb
  • This was recorded by her daughter in the USCP SUV as she was being evacuated from the Capitol.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Secret Service evacuated Vice President Pence, while rioters breached more barriers and began to smash through windows, kicking doors open behind them for more rioters to stream in.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Trump is waging a campaign in the final moments of the midterm election to quell discontent among farmers, truckers and drivers exhausted by $4 gas and near-record diesel.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelenskyy indicated his own patience had been exhausted.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At a Franprix on Rue Beaurepaire near Place de la République, shelves were emptied and products were either stolen or crushed on the floor.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Four minutes after the hit initially took place, the Falcons’ bench emptied.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The office was vacated by 2012, less than a decade after Johnson’s death, and from there the company eventually declared bankruptcy.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Most news organizations declined to sign the new rules and vacated the building.
    — Robert Costa, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rows of bent heads gazing at their phone screens; each face replaced by a ray of light sucked towards the screen.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The celebrities sucked up a lot of air, and so the show leaned in, switching to all-celebrity casts.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Vacuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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