as in emptying
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
The experience of evacuating their during the Los Angeles wildfires was shocking for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Whoever’s scolding me from a tree, evacuating their bowels onto my car, chattering away with their nonstop, cheerful blather, or just giving me a smarmy look from my own book — THAT is my least favorite bird right now.
—Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The mechanics used all the fire extinguishers in the shop, in an effort to douse the flames, before evacuating.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Rivers were rising across the region due to rain and emergency teams expected to soon start evacuating residents from low-lying areas on the New South Wales side of the border.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
In North Carolina, families in Tryon, a town of about 1,500 in Polk County, began evacuating Saturday and Sunday along 20 endangered roads, officials said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
Firefighters and officers with the Boise Police Department arrived to heavy smoke coming from the third floor and immediately started evacuating residents, the fire department said in a social media post.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
Cheaper laughs run rampant, invoking and evacuating seriousness in one limp gesture, smothering any thought or feeling at risk of requiring fortitude.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Officers and firefighters assisted in evacuating the occupants of the townhome and the neighboring residence, according to McCarthy.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Whoever’s scolding me from a tree, evacuating their bowels onto my car, chattering away with their nonstop, cheerful blather, or just giving me a smarmy look from my own book — THAT is my least favorite bird right now.
—Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The mechanics used all the fire extinguishers in the shop, in an effort to douse the flames, before evacuating.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Rivers were rising across the region due to rain and emergency teams expected to soon start evacuating residents from low-lying areas on the New South Wales side of the border.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
In North Carolina, families in Tryon, a town of about 1,500 in Polk County, began evacuating Saturday and Sunday along 20 endangered roads, officials said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
Firefighters and officers with the Boise Police Department arrived to heavy smoke coming from the third floor and immediately started evacuating residents, the fire department said in a social media post.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
Cheaper laughs run rampant, invoking and evacuating seriousness in one limp gesture, smothering any thought or feeling at risk of requiring fortitude.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Officers and firefighters assisted in evacuating the occupants of the townhome and the neighboring residence, according to McCarthy.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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