vacated; vacating
1
a
: to deprive of an incumbent or occupant
b
: to give up the incumbency or occupancy of
2
: to make legally void : annul
: to vacate an office, post, or tenancy
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Examples of vacate in a Sentence
She refused to vacate her post even under increased pressure.
The election will fill the congressional seat vacated by the retiring senator.
The police told everyone to vacate the premises.
Students must vacate their rooms at the end of the semester.
The court vacated the conviction.
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Fine is running to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who vacated the seat to serve as President Trump’s national security adviser.
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
The Seattle City Council appointed Mark Solomon, a civilian crime prevention coordinator with the Seattle Police Department, to represent District 2 after Tammy Morales vacated her seat earlier this month.
—Axios Seattle, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The 36th State Senate District was most recently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen, who vacated the seat after she was sworn in as an Orange County supervisor in December.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
In November 2023, WeWork filed for bankruptcy and vacated more than 200,000 square feet at two Cohen properties in Los Angeles and New York—the latter bearing a mortgage owed to Fortress, and where WeWork had leased nearly a third of the total space.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Julia Manchester, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
The Seattle City Council appointed Mark Solomon, a civilian crime prevention coordinator with the Seattle Police Department, to represent District 2 after Tammy Morales vacated her seat earlier this month.
—Axios Seattle, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The 36th State Senate District was most recently represented by Republican Janet Nguyen, who vacated the seat after she was sworn in as an Orange County supervisor in December.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
In November 2023, WeWork filed for bankruptcy and vacated more than 200,000 square feet at two Cohen properties in Los Angeles and New York—the latter bearing a mortgage owed to Fortress, and where WeWork had leased nearly a third of the total space.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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