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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage
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Recent Examples of vacate
When all three of these seats are vacated, the balance of power will be 217 Republicans to 215 Democrats.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
In case this is done, that street that is now laid out through the slough will have to be vacated by the process of law.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Taylor could also petition a federal judge to vacate the arbitration award.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
But following arguments made by the defense team for Spring Leaf, the same judge decided to vacate the order, according to court documents.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
In case this is done, that street that is now laid out through the slough will have to be vacated by the process of law.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Taylor could also petition a federal judge to vacate the arbitration award.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
But following arguments made by the defense team for Spring Leaf, the same judge decided to vacate the order, according to court documents.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
Verb
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But Reagan faced a Democratic House of Representatives that objected, and by 1984, the GOP had abandoned its call for abolishing the department.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, the president has intertwined his calls to abolish the $268 billion bureaucracy with attempts to leverage it to advance his own agenda.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On the morning of Nov. 8, a fire chief made the call via radio to evacuate the eastern side of Paradise at 7:46 a.m.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Haze or smoke on Delta plane forces passengers to evacuate via slides at Atlanta airport Air traffic controllers could be heard telling the business jet to hold short and not cross the runway, but the jet did not follow instructions.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Nearly seven years after Daredevil was canceled at Netflix, Daredevil: Born Again has risen from the ashes.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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The largest item on its latest list is a $1.9 billion cut at the Treasury Department—except this contract was actually canceled last fall, under the Biden administration, before DOGE even existed, The Times reported.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Submerge containers for 10 minutes, then remove them and empty the tub.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Litherland said the tomb, which was built under a waterfall, had been deliberately emptied after being flooded within a few years of the king’s burial.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Democrats see the Medicaid cuts that are likely to be included in whatever legislation House Republicans put together as a salient line of political attack, akin to their efforts to campaign in 2018 on the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The story follows Fang Di, who leaves home to become a stunt performer to clear family debts, and her cousin Tian Tian, who remains behind dealing with her father’s addiction before being forced to flee local mobsters.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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The White House said 75,000 people signed up, and a federal judge cleared a legal roadblock last week for the program to move forward.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As of now, there is no case before the Supreme Court directly seeking to overturn Obergefell.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In a post on X, the NYPD asked people to avoid the area as the investigation proceeded.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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While Janice avoids even visiting Eric in prison, she is torn between cleaning out his room and grappling with the role of faith and religion.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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