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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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Two Florida districts will host primary contests on Jan. 28, followed by special general elections on April 1: The state's 1st District, vacated by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, and the 6th District, from which Republican Rep. Michael Waltz will resign shortly.
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump could either seek to elevate her to the vice chair for supervision position or ask her to take another job in his administration, vacating a Fed governor slot.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: House Democrats have railed against the change, noting that for the first time in U.S. history the minority party would be restricted from introducing a motion to vacate.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Simon is taking over the seat vacated by Rep. Barbara Lee, the longtime representative who lost the primary race for U.S. Senate.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump could either seek to elevate her to the vice chair for supervision position or ask her to take another job in his administration, vacating a Fed governor slot.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: House Democrats have railed against the change, noting that for the first time in U.S. history the minority party would be restricted from introducing a motion to vacate.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Simon is taking over the seat vacated by Rep. Barbara Lee, the longtime representative who lost the primary race for U.S. Senate.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
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About a quarter century after slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (1873), another Afro-Puerto Rican genre emerged known as the plena.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump said in December that the debt ceiling should be abolished, a position shared by some liberal lawmakers.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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Alas, the skit ends with another alert saying the call to evacuate was a false alarm — a callback to the bogus notice that went out last week to all of L.A. County and panicked residents who were nowhere near the fire.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
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There are still some on this Rams roster and coaching staff who know a real-life fairytale is possible — some who had to evacuate their homes over the last two weeks and brought their Super Bowl rings with them.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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His input as captain goes into the decision to cancel morning skates, to cancel practices.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden had promised to cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The frenetic pace of the third period Sunday night as the Montreal Canadiens emptied the tank to try and tie the score against the New York Rangers for the fourth time of the night was impressive on its own.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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How To: Take out the trash and empty any crumbs from inside the can.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Among Monday’s moves, Trump rescinded one of the defining moments from the early days of President Joe Biden’s term: repealing the ban on open trans military service (a policy that Trump initially unveiled during a July 2017 tweetstorm).—
Nico Lang,
Them,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers have steadily eliminated interest subsidies during the last two decades, and this would be one of the last major subsidies to repeal.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Regula isn’t on the roster, so the Oilers would have to add him and his $775,000 cap hit when he’s cleared to play.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Locals face stronger home-hardening requirements and hefty fines for failing to clear the brush from their yards.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, Moody was a strong supporter of then-President Donald Trump, joining the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit to overturn the presidential election results.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fani Willis, a state prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, similarly charged Mr. Trump in a case related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results there.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Jan. 2025
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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