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Recent Examples of evacuate
The crash and chemical plume forced the town to evacuate, and residents still fear long-term effects of pollution.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Residents were advised to evacuate to shelters on March 27.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Officials in Andong and other southeastern areas ordered residents to evacuate on Tuesday as strong and dry winds hampered efforts to contain the blazes.
—Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Many others, including Tara Lipinski, Chrissy Teigen, Britney Spears and more shared that they were evacuated as the fire spread.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Residents were advised to evacuate to shelters on March 27.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Officials in Andong and other southeastern areas ordered residents to evacuate on Tuesday as strong and dry winds hampered efforts to contain the blazes.
—Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Many others, including Tara Lipinski, Chrissy Teigen, Britney Spears and more shared that they were evacuated as the fire spread.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuate
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During these precious moments, there is opportunity to luxuriate in pre-sleep rituals that may include a warm bath surrounded by candlelights, a sleepy girl mocktail before bed as well as meditation and journaling to empty one’s thoughts.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The crowd eventually left the area peacefully, police said, and the scene was emptied by 1:40 p.m. Boston Police reported no arrests, no injuries and no property damage in the area.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Florida's 6th District was vacated when National Security Adviser Mike Waltz joined Mr. Trump's Cabinet, and the 1st District was held by former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who resigned to join the Trump administration as Attorney General.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The administration has also requested that the U.S. Supreme Court vacate Boasberg's orders.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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It wasn’t resolved until Nov. 4, 1999, when the NCAA sent word clearing Richardson, setting off a celebration in the Spartans’ locker room.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Braxton Jones is still rehabilitating from surgery on his broken ankle but is on track to be cleared in the spring at some point.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Pilot projects underway The latest solutions from Miami-Dade County to fix the polluted bay include three new projects to improve infrastructure — all different variations on advanced filters to clean dirty street water.—
Courtney Heath,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Micellar water is also an excellent, gentle option for cleaning makeup brushes.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Evacuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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