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Recent Examples of evacuate
As the news conference ended, Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department urged residents in the area to be prepared in case they were ordered to evacuate later on Tuesday.
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Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Thousands of people have evacuated the blazes, and 386,000 people are without power.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The mother of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr evacuated from her home in the Los Angeles area as wildfires raged on Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
They were all safely evacuated, but the damage to the buildings was nearly total.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Thousands of people have evacuated the blazes, and 386,000 people are without power.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The mother of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr evacuated from her home in the Los Angeles area as wildfires raged on Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
They were all safely evacuated, but the damage to the buildings was nearly total.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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The game was well in hand by the fourth quarter, allowing head coach Tom Thibodeau to empty his bench with three minutes remaining — a rare luxury for a team whose starters have logged heavy minutes in recent games.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because triable leaders wanted to save fish.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump is quietly pushing entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
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DeSantis in 2021 also waited more than 90 days to order special elections to fill three seats vacated by legislators who sought to replace Hastings.Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fetterman is a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act — an immigration bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants — which cleared its first hurdle toward passage in the Senate last week, when 33 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans in the 84-9 vote Thursday.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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While smoke has cleared in most of the areas impacted by the Eaton and Palisades Fires, evacuations and curfews… pic.twitter.com/oxaXFZ9Gjo — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) January 13, 2025 The wildfires have burned more than 40,000 acres so far across Southern California, Cal Fire said.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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When Jorgenson moved out of the home, a cleaning crew filmed the property and noted that the bedroom carpet had been removed and there was a large stain on the wooden floorboards, court records show.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Look through your connections and spring clean your account.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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