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Recent Examples of emptied
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Some residents frantically emptied out their places, not knowing their next move.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the following decades, as psychological treatments and laws changed, most asylums emptied.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Lue emptied the bench in the fourth, and the young players couldn’t hold on to the lead in the waning minutes.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Skubal left after 99 pitches, his tank emptied and his Tigers leading by a run.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
As platters emptied, they would have been removed from the table to make way for nuts, fruits, and sweet biscuits that were variously spiced with nutmeg from the Maluku Islands, in Indonesia; cinnamon from Sri Lanka; or ginger grown in the Caribbean.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Officials committed to spending $225,000 a month for 53 rooms through year’s end — despite having just told nonprofit shelter managers to ensure those rooms emptied out.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Fans reportedly emptied out of the stadium before halftime, and after the final whistle, the 73-year-old former NFL coach was left making vague promises that his team would somehow turn the corner.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Bit by bit, Rachel moved her belongings back into her emptied home in Richmond.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Mop buckets not emptied after use.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Some residents frantically emptied out their places, not knowing their next move.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the following decades, as psychological treatments and laws changed, most asylums emptied.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Lue emptied the bench in the fourth, and the young players couldn’t hold on to the lead in the waning minutes.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Skubal left after 99 pitches, his tank emptied and his Tigers leading by a run.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
As platters emptied, they would have been removed from the table to make way for nuts, fruits, and sweet biscuits that were variously spiced with nutmeg from the Maluku Islands, in Indonesia; cinnamon from Sri Lanka; or ginger grown in the Caribbean.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Officials committed to spending $225,000 a month for 53 rooms through year’s end — despite having just told nonprofit shelter managers to ensure those rooms emptied out.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Fans reportedly emptied out of the stadium before halftime, and after the final whistle, the 73-year-old former NFL coach was left making vague promises that his team would somehow turn the corner.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Verb
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In Jamaica, tourists evacuated as officials moved to close the nation's airports and open over 800 shelters ahead of the storm's arrival.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tens of thousands have been evacuated and shelter in place warnings have been issued for those deciding to stay put.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When you’re done, simply pop open the large dustbin and empty debris directly into the trash—no tugging out tangled hair or gunk required.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Most retailers sign leases at the beginning of the year, so by midsummer, when Spirit is hunting for empty buildings, there isn’t much competition for whatever’s available.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The same happened to all the Sardinian suspects, who were officially cleared in 1989.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors cleared all of the shooting officers, who said their safety was threatened.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There, deputies found an unoccupied vehicle that had gone off the road and hit a tree.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Officers found a 2-inch piece of shrapnel on the hood of an unoccupied patrol vehicle, which was dented.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto stayed back and cleaned the team's dugout after pitching a complete game and 105 pitches in World Series Game 2.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Desrivieres cleaned it up with a shot that was helped in with the right-side post to put Boston International (15-0-2) up 1-0 in the 24th minute.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And after signing Christian Braun to a five-year, $125 million rookie extension before the deadline last Monday, Denver is already up against it — with 11 roster spots penciled in and four spots vacant.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Carlsbad has owned the vacant land since at least the 1980s.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jonny Barber’s colorful Colfax Museum archive finally has a permanent home after years of challenges that have drained its founder’s resources, including floods and a fire that nearly destroyed its former building.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Whether that means New Berlin will reach out to business operatives to fill the space to be vacated by Wausau Equipment isn't certain.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The company also recently vacated its New York studio.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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