VACUATE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuate

verb

Definition of vacuate

as in to evacuate

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There were no campers on site when the fire occurred, and camp personnel was safely evacuated.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Nine Americans total had been evacuated, Pigott said, up from five on Friday.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of evacuate

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The team added more than 40 newcomers to the roster, including Georgia Southern transfer JC French IV, who steps into the starting spot vacated by Sorsby.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Carter’s preliminary hearing was initially scheduled on June 6, but it was vacated and rescheduled last week.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of vacate

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Beginning in 1908, after federal prisons opened in Atlanta, Georgia, and Leavenworth, Kansas, most federal prisoners were sent to these new federal prisons, and cells began to empty at the West Virginia state penitentiary.

— Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
My biggest gripe with this cleaner concerns emptying the debris basket.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of empty

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In a flash, she was sucked upward, through the light and into an ethereal room without borders.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government would suck up so much capital that businesses wouldn’t be left with enough.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of suck

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Your eyes will thank you College students often fall asleep without removing their contacts, especially when exhausted from late-night studying or over-intoxicated from partying.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Qualifying members who exhaust their income protection will now be covered up until May 1, 2028, Gee said.

— Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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