VACUATED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuated

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past tense of vacuate

as in evacuated

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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

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Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausted by around 2033 or 2034.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The result was a landscape repeatedly cleared and exhausted for cotton and other cash crops.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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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

Definition of emptied

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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

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