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past tense of empty
as in evacuated
to remove the contents of empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

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emptied

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adjective

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Recent Examples of emptied
Adjective
Interim head coach Doug Christie emptied the bench in layers throughout the fourth quarter while the Magic’s lead hovered around 30 points, and the Kings ultimately lost to Orlando, 121-91. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Previous looting emptied the burial, but the archaeologists still found some grave goods. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 Anderson was part of a three-man bench rotation that also included Haywood Highsmith and Davion Mitchell before the Heat emptied its bench late in the lopsided win. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025 Hospitals and schools have been burned and pillaged, and neighborhoods emptied out. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 The young man disappears for weeks, after having emptied his saving accounts. Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025 At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States had those stockpiles, but they were largely emptied out already. Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025 As the two men argued on Sunday, Whyte’s attacker grabbed a gasoline canister from the food cart and emptied it on the victim before starting the blaze, cops say. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025 Still, their suction power isn’t as good as other vacuums, and many have to be emptied often. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied
Verb
  • They were evacuated and the fire was extinguished, officials said.
    Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Health officials at the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital evacuated the patients from the building after a phone call from someone who identified himself as Israeli security shortly before the attack.
    Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer campripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 7 July 2025
  • Whether you’re just getting started or you’re headed to the Med Spa, Noh has advice for how to up your skincare game, avoid empty trends, and DIY your skincare at home with her favorite products, face exercises, and step-by-step skincare routines.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Wait until the plane is fully boarded and everyone has settled into their seats before jumping into an unoccupied seat.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • At least one unit remained unoccupied so that top officials could see it.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Denver’s sideline contingent Court-side seats were mostly vacant on Thursday when the Nuggets opened Summer League play against Milwaukee.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
  • Manny Pacquiao The 30-year-old Barrios won the vacant WBC interim welterweight title in September 2023 with a unanimous decision over Yordenis Ugás.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • The injunction, which applies to the 2025 season unless it is vacated on appeal, blocks NASCAR from denying 23XI Racing and Front Row the same terms offered to charter teams and ensures the two teams are not compelled to release legal claims against NASCAR.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Title 9 Sports Grill, a sports bar focused on women's athletics, will open in January in the Melrose District space being vacated by Short Leash Hotdogs and Taproom.
    Axios Phoenix, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The loss of Ehlers is navigable, but Winnipeg has to replace his offence.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 2 July 2025
  • Ticket Information Thames Tunnel/Brunel Museum The Thames Tunnel was the world’s first passage built through soft ground beneath a navigable river.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Emptied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptied. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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