as in emptying
to remove the contents of
evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide
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Recent Examples of evacuating
A number of countries were evacuating citizens from Beirut as governments worldwide urged their citizens to get out.
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Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Luckily, the woman living in the house escaped by evacuating through a window.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel says its operations in Lebanon seek to allow tens of thousands of its citizens to return home after evacuating from northern Israel by Hezbollah bombardments during the Gaza war.
—Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Luckily, the woman living in the house escaped by evacuating through a window.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel says its operations in Lebanon seek to allow tens of thousands of its citizens to return home after evacuating from northern Israel by Hezbollah bombardments during the Gaza war.
—Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Evacuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuating. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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