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 More than 60 people were evacuated from the area along the Colorado River. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Nine Americans had been evacuated, Pigott said, up from five on Friday. — David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Scores of visitors had to be evacuated from the area by helicopter. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Student Suvina Tamang, 14, said the building was swept away shortly after the students had been evacuated. — Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The Arizona Department of Public Safety and the National Park Service evacuated at least 62 individuals from Phantom Ranch and the lower North Kaibab trail to the South Rim, according to a release from the NPS. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 As of Sunday afternoon, at least 62 people have been evacuated, the Grand Canyon National Park said in a statement. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 More than a thousand people were forced to flee from a Croatian holiday resort last week, while hundreds more were evacuated from villages in western Germany and southwest France. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026 About 150 people in Union County were evacuated but all had been allowed to return home as of Saturday. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026

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Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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The investigation report also said the fire resulted from hot metal particles falling onto vegetation below the tower, which had not been cleared in years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
But 1,210 are now being cleared outright, according to new court filings disclosed this week.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleared

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