EVACUATING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

evacuating

verb

present participle of evacuate

as in emptying

to remove the contents of evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

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Recent Examples of evacuating As the wildfire spread, Child’s family gathered pets and belongings before evacuating their home. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The tremor was felt strongly in the nation’s capital, with alarms sounding and people evacuating to the streets as a precaution. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Four crew members were killed, three Pakistanis and one Indonesian, and two rescuers were killed in a follow-up strike while evacuating the crew, according to the Yemeni Coast Guard. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026 In addition to evacuating at least 30,300 people, Shanghai has canceled about 1,500 flights, according to flight-tracking data provider VariFlight. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026 As the shooter approached the Twin Falls Visitor Center, people began evacuating. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Officials on Monday began evacuating two villages near the volcano, which is located 22 miles from the capital, Guatemala City. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 All were killed while evacuating the Marriott World Trade Center hotel as the North Tower collapsed, burying the building and the fire truck in the destruction. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 July 2026 Patrol officers immediately began evacuating residents while firefighters attacked the blaze. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

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The pace would put Lineage on track to finish emptying its freezers within two weeks.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Never emptying the filter is another big no-no, and not draining the filter is also a mistake.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

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Bulldozers are clearing land in the beloved national park, where wildlife roams and the scenery has been untouched for thousands of years.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
High pressure will build in Sunday, clearing the clouds and setting us up for a quiet start to the week.

— Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearing

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