vacuating

verb

present participle of vacuate
as in evacuating

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  1. evacuating
  2. emptying
  3. exhausting
  4. vacating
  5. sucking
  6. voiding
Verb
  • Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating people from at-risk areas while asking the tourism sector to make sure workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Jalisco state suspended classes on Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating dozens of people from at-risk areas.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of evacuating
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  • The show and encore, which take up a little over an hour, are bookended by scenes of concertgoers filling the room and then emptying it.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The high school gymnasium that held the event was packed, though crowds began emptying out about halfway through the 90-minute rally.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of emptying
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  • So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausting
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  • With Hageman vacating her seat, nine Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination and two Democrats are competing for their nomination.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams is moving to second base for the Washington Nationals, vacating the only position he's played during his five seasons with the club.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacating
Verb
  • Among the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets in France on Tuesday were Paolina and Violette, eighteen and seventeen years old, arguing politely with a white-haired man sucking apple juice from a juice box.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Deadline has established that several top producers have declined to throw their hat into the ring, with many citing concerns about the lack of rights and the production contract sucking creative energy away from other projects.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sucking
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  • Attorney Andrew Miltenberg, who's representing Lopes, argued in the court filing that James' social media statement about Jane Doe was enough to justify voiding the appointment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The sheriffs filed an emergency motion seeking to block New York state from voiding existing 287(g) agreements.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of voiding
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“Vacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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