vacuating

verb

present participle of vacuate
as in evacuating

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  1. evacuating
  2. emptying
  3. exhausting
  4. vacating
  5. sucking
  6. voiding
Verb
  • 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
Definition of evacuating
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  • That’s huge for us in terms of being professional, emptying the tank, but also recovering.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The workers are in the district’s landscape maintenance, conservation and experiential programming, fleet and facilities departments — clearing roads, mowing lawns, cleaning buildings, maintaining trails and emptying trash cans.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of emptying
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  • The ruling involves 16 men's basketball players who sued the NCAA in Cobb County Superior Court in July after exhausting four seasons of college eligibility.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Countless veterans whom Perry had gotten to know had experienced similarly stark recoveries after exhausting conventional treatments for brain injuries and trauma, and turning to ibogaine.
    — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausting
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  • With Hageman vacating her seat, nine Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination and two Democrats are competing for their nomination.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams is moving to second base for the Washington Nationals, vacating the only position he's played during his five seasons with the club.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacating
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  • In 2018 a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 fan blade snapped, shattering a window and sucking a woman’s head and torso outside of the plane.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This list is my small effort to stop the undertow of history from sucking up my favorite underseen shows from this uniquely abundant—and turbulent—century.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of sucking
Verb
  • Penalties could include fines, draft picks, or voiding Leonard's contract.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Drinking plenty of fluids and voiding regularly is the best way to prevent bacterial overgrowth, which may lead to an infection.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of voiding
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