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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage
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Recent Examples of vacate
Divvy would buy it, and then rent it back to customers who would have three years to get a mortgage to either buy the house or vacate.
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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
That includes Ashley Moody, who followed Bondi as Florida attorney general and has been picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the U.S Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick to be U.S. secretary of state.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
The city’s involvement The encampment was vacated due to reports of health and safety hazards, according to Carter.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
That includes Ashley Moody, who followed Bondi as Florida attorney general and has been picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the U.S Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick to be U.S. secretary of state.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
The city’s involvement The encampment was vacated due to reports of health and safety hazards, according to Carter.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
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About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump said in December that the debt ceiling should be abolished, a position shared by some liberal lawmakers.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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My mind has been racing around the clock with worry for family, friends and colleagues who were evacuated and whose homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, and it’s been impossible to disengage from my news feed.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Alas, the skit ends with another alert saying the call to evacuate was a false alarm — a callback to the bogus notice that went out last week to all of L.A. County and panicked residents who were nowhere near the fire.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump is expected to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling projects, reversing the Biden administration's September 2023 decision to cancel leases as part of efforts to protect 13 million acres of wilderness, The Washington Postreported.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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New presidents can — and often do — issue orders to cancel the orders of their predecessors.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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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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Lawmakers have steadily eliminated interest subsidies during the last two decades, and this would be one of the last major subsidies to repeal.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some of the orders targeted asylum seekers crossing the southern border while others repealed birthright citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants on U.S. soil.—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
21 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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The pre-pandemic plan for a third runway was blocked by a court on environmental grounds in 2020, before the Supreme Court overturned that decision.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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But Levenson isn’t convinced that this new evidence would be enough to overturn the Menendezes’s 1996 convictions.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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