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to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
After evacuating their home, a nonprofit gave Carmen and her family dry clothes.
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Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Last week, Ukraine's Intelligence Directorate reported that Russia had begun evacuating its warships from the Tartus naval base, and airlifting weaponry from Khmeimim.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The legendary actor was captured on footage taken from his own Ring Doorbell camera evacuating his property alongside his wife Arlene Silver and their pets.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Just before evacuating, the actor was outside unwinding his fire hose.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
After evacuating to a hotel in Santa Monica with his wife and two young daughters, a neighbor called to tell Vidaurri that firefighters would need to break into his house.
—Christopher Weber, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
The protocol at the Christian university with picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean may seem to defy logic to those accustomed to scenes elsewhere in wildfire-prone California of thousands of residents evacuating fire zones in lengthy caravans of cars.
—Amy Taxin and Eric Thayer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
The road is only open to residents evacuating the area and first responders.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The road is only open to those actively evacuating the area.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Last week, Ukraine's Intelligence Directorate reported that Russia had begun evacuating its warships from the Tartus naval base, and airlifting weaponry from Khmeimim.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The legendary actor was captured on footage taken from his own Ring Doorbell camera evacuating his property alongside his wife Arlene Silver and their pets.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Just before evacuating, the actor was outside unwinding his fire hose.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
After evacuating to a hotel in Santa Monica with his wife and two young daughters, a neighbor called to tell Vidaurri that firefighters would need to break into his house.
—Christopher Weber, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
The protocol at the Christian university with picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean may seem to defy logic to those accustomed to scenes elsewhere in wildfire-prone California of thousands of residents evacuating fire zones in lengthy caravans of cars.
—Amy Taxin and Eric Thayer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
The road is only open to residents evacuating the area and first responders.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The road is only open to those actively evacuating the area.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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