evacuations

noun

Definition of evacuationsnext
plural of evacuation
as in emigrations

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  1. flights
  2. withdrawals
  3. departures
Noun
  • Others wait until the last minute to book their flights or renew their passports.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Prices start as little as $80 for one-way flights in December from select destinations.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of flights
Noun
  • Ahead of the China Open, the amount of significant injuries, illness and withdrawals in the women’s singles reached double figures, including Elena Rybakina, Emma Raducanu, Marketa Vondrousova, Elina Svitolina, Danielle Collins and Swiatek.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • There will be penalties for subsequent withdrawals.
    Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of withdrawals
Noun
  • In March 2022, temperatures in some parts of the continent reached up to 70 degrees above normal, the most extreme temperature departures ever recorded in this part of the planet.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That leaves the door open for several departures, or even new MomTokers, to come into the mix.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of departures
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