evacuate
Example Sentences
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Three days later, the governor advised pregnant women and preschoolers within 5 miles to evacuate.
The next month, Pasadena residents found a 500-pound bear, nicknamed “Yogi,” living underneath their home after they were forced to evacuate due to the fire.
From Los Angeles Times
BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow has been evacuated after a fire broke out.
From BBC
In 2021, it became the first African country to accept Afghan refugees evacuated after the Taliban ousted the Kabul government.
The bad weather has hampered rescue operations, and while tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, hundreds are still stranded, the Indonesian disaster agency said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
