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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
Last fall, DeMaio won the state Assembly seat vacated by Marie Waldron, besting Lakeside school board Trustee Andrew Hayes by 14 percentage points.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Vacancy committees are small groups of party insiders who select replacements for legislators who voluntarily (e.g., resign) or involuntarily (e.g., die) vacate office.
—Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Florida's 6th District was vacated when National Security Adviser Mike Waltz joined Mr. Trump's Cabinet, and the 1st District was held by former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who resigned to join the Trump administration as Attorney General.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
The administration has also requested that the U.S. Supreme Court vacate Boasberg's orders.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Vacancy committees are small groups of party insiders who select replacements for legislators who voluntarily (e.g., resign) or involuntarily (e.g., die) vacate office.
—Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Florida's 6th District was vacated when National Security Adviser Mike Waltz joined Mr. Trump's Cabinet, and the 1st District was held by former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who resigned to join the Trump administration as Attorney General.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
The administration has also requested that the U.S. Supreme Court vacate Boasberg's orders.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacate
Verb
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R.) has signed legislation to abolish the state’s income tax.—
Douglas Carswell,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Democrats who previously demanded that the Senate abolish the filibuster are now furious that the party didn’t use it.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The agency advised that those told to evacuate should do so with caution.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Canada's Department of National Defence told Newsweek that the program is not canceled and remains in early review stages.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Universal was fined $1.3 million by state regulators in 2013 for canceling customers’ policies without justification and shifting profits to affiliate companies.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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During these precious moments, there is opportunity to luxuriate in pre-sleep rituals that may include a warm bath surrounded by candlelights, a sleepy girl mocktail before bed as well as meditation and journaling to empty one’s thoughts.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The crowd eventually left the area peacefully, police said, and the scene was emptied by 1:40 p.m. Boston Police reported no arrests, no injuries and no property damage in the area.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Following Trump’s April 2 speech, McConnell kept his promise to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and voted for his Senate resolution to repeal the emergency declaration that allowed Trump to place tariffs on Canada.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The site currently gives a 5 percent chance that Trump will either sign a bill into law aiming to repeal or alter the 22nd Amendment, or that the Supreme Court will rule in a way that allows a president to serve more than two terms by July 31, 2025.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Stephenson has been catching but hasn’t been cleared to throw or hit yet.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Those two both were cleared just prior to Monday night’s game.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He was released after a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the kidnapping and killing of Camarena.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The decision overturned a lower court ruling that had required their reinstatement, supporting Trump's efforts to downsize the federal workforce.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Facing the Marlins for the second time in a week, the Mets (7-3) avoided facing ace Sandy Alcantara, with the 2022 Cy Young Award winner having been added to the paternity list earlier in the day.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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In another legend, the monk was said to have cut off his eyelids to avoid falling asleep during his meditation, one explanation for the doll’s wide-eyed stare.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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