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Recent Examples of evacuate
But within seconds of being knocked back, the responding officers were back up, checking on each other and evacuating stunned residents — including several children — from the rubble of the home, the video shows.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Yates and Caputo had been evacuated via helicopter, then delivered to the vessel off the South Vietnamese coast and taken to the Philippines.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Another drone was fired at the same location as a military helicopter landed to evacuate the wounded but narrowly missed.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
By the time Prypyat was finally evacuated, thousands had been exposed.
—Benjamin MacK-Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Yates and Caputo had been evacuated via helicopter, then delivered to the vessel off the South Vietnamese coast and taken to the Philippines.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Another drone was fired at the same location as a military helicopter landed to evacuate the wounded but narrowly missed.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
By the time Prypyat was finally evacuated, thousands had been exposed.
—Benjamin MacK-Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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Over time, the bodega shelves emptied to make way for bottles of worldly wine and beer, but the love for the city remains five years later — as do those signature sandwiches.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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However, as part of that, the gallbladder empties less frequently and more slowly.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The other two came after Vucevic — who started the second half in place of Queta — vacated the paint on a driving dunk by Bona.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Universal won’t vacate that August date, setting an untitled event film on the calendar instead.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the Iran war began, there were several weak Treasury auctions in which bonds cleared at higher-than-expected yields or drew insufficient buyer demand.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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When the dust cleared, De Lander was the one wearing the title around her waist.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Just a week after one woman on Jenner’s cleaning staff sued her, claiming her co-workers harassed and discriminated against her, another housekeeper has come out with allegations.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Mahan, who is running for governor, said in his official argument for Measure A that the revenue priorities include faster police, fire, and emergency response, as well as cleaning graffiti and maintaining parks.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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