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Recent Examples of evacuate
Within 12 hours, the family of 11 was forced to evacuate again.
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Dalia Faheid, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Neither of the two major fires has been contained and thousands remain evacuated.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
The event closed Highway 1 and evacuate residents in Northern Monterey County, from areas of Moss Landing south of Elkhorn Slough, north of Molera Road and Monterey Dunes Way, and west of Castroville Boulevard and Elkhorn Road to the ocean.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
More than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dalia Faheid, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Neither of the two major fires has been contained and thousands remain evacuated.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
The event closed Highway 1 and evacuate residents in Northern Monterey County, from areas of Moss Landing south of Elkhorn Slough, north of Molera Road and Monterey Dunes Way, and west of Castroville Boulevard and Elkhorn Road to the ocean.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
More than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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The frenetic pace of the third period Sunday night as the Montreal Canadiens emptied the tank to try and tie the score against the New York Rangers for the fourth time of the night was impressive on its own.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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How To: Take out the trash and empty any crumbs from inside the can.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
19 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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He was convicted of two other felonies, but after the Supreme Court narrowed an obstruction charge used against scores of rioters, one of those two counts was vacated.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2025
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Regula isn’t on the roster, so the Oilers would have to add him and his $775,000 cap hit when he’s cleared to play.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Locals face stronger home-hardening requirements and hefty fines for failing to clear the brush from their yards.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to reviewers, the vegan exterior is easy to clean (so these shoes are up for an adventure).—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some viewers gave good reasons for waiting to clean.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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