vacated

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Vacated homes are a hot item for Americans and other foreigners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But next on the list, if it were a university, would be Vacated — the euphemism given to appearances later wiped from the record by scandal.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2019

Vacated when Pat Tiberi retired to take a private sector job, the seat is centered on the northern suburbs of Columbus.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

Vacated by the multinational firm that had been building housing units there, it had been taken over by the "Hawks of Al-Fatah" unit.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2011

Vacated lockers were scrubbed, mattresses fumigated, brass coat hooks, doorknobs and keyholes were buffed.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan