empties

Definition of emptiesnext
present tense third-person singular of empty
as in clears
to remove the contents of empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

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Recent Examples of empties However, as part of that, the gallbladder empties less frequently and more slowly. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Roborock Qrevo is for the elite couch-rot enthusiasts, featuring 8,000Pa HyperForce suction and an all-in-one dock that empties the dust, refills the water, and even washes and dries the mopping pads. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026 That price includes the robovac’s OMNI Station dock, which empties its dirt bin into a bagless canister, washes its rolling mop with heated, pressurized water, and refills its reservoirs. Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2026 Every weekday before dawn, Deltona empties itself onto I-4. Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 The bustling evening market, where locals gather for tacos, now empties out early. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Inside the facility, Angela empties her pockets, a guard scans her with a metal-detection wand, pats her down and asks her to spread her legs. Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 As the room empties out, the judge says out loud that there are a number of no-shows that day. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025 The tank empties post-ride into a huge grate in the floor. Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
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Verb
  • Start with one smart career adjustment that creates space and clears the path forward.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • While the probe ending today likely clears the path for Warsh's candidacy to make it out of committee, Tillis has not made an official statement since the inquiry was dropped.
    Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
  • On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This idea of reasonableness is easily caricatured as moral timidity or a bloodless neutrality that drains politics of passion.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • That’s why a fine textured soil, like clay, drains more poorly than does a coarse, sandy soil.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This product’s biggest highlight is its pH Power Technology, which cleans laundry using millions of micro-scrubbers that break down odors and dirt with ease.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Kelly does the grocery shopping, but Lally still cleans and cooks for herself (and only takes one baby aspirin and one blood pressure pill a day).
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, his retreat vacates Chelsea’s midfield screen, allowing Carlos Baleba time and space to turn near the centre circle.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary blocks on the law.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
  • What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty?
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Empties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empties. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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