Thesaurus / vacate
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A group of conservative House Republicans have begun discussing trying to use an obscure House procedure to try to force a vote to boot Pelosi from the speakership, known as “a motion to vacate the chair,” first reported by Politico.
TRUMP MOVES CLOSER TO PELOSI IN ECONOMIC AID TALKS, AND HOUSE SPEAKER MUST DECIDE NEXT MOVERACHAEL BADE, ERICA WERNERSEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POSTFamily members or guests helping students move in face a separate set of restrictions, such as allowing only one guest to enter a hall and requiring them to vacate after a set time.
EVEN THE MOST CAUTIOUS SCHOOLS ARE SEEING OUTBREAKSSY MUKHERJEESEPTEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNEQuietly, Palantir has already vacated several of the buildings it used to fill.
WHY PALANTIR’S DEPARTURE WON’T DOOM SILICON VALLEYMICHAL LEV-RAM, WRITERAUGUST 27, 2020FORTUNEIt was purchased to house city employees after Sempra vacated it.
VOSD PODCAST: 101 ASH ST. IS A FIERY MAYOR’S RACE ISSUENATE JOHNJULY 31, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIn January, employees were forced to vacate for asbestos violations.
VOSD PODCAST: 101 ASH ST. IS A FIERY MAYOR’S RACE ISSUENATE JOHNJULY 31, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOAt the latter date all artists were obliged to vacate the Sorbonne ateliers to make room for some new department of instruction.
WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS, FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A.D.CLARA ERSKINE CLEMENTThe Duke, however, was of opinion that Mr. Grey should not vacate his seat till the day of his going was at any rate fixed.
THE PRIME MINISTERANTHONY TROLLOPEThe home which they vacate by chance they may re-enter and even re-occupy, but never the home which they are forced to leave.
RED HUNTERS AND THE ANIMAL PEOPLECHARLES A. EASTMANIt was decided to vacate the house in Tedworth Square and go to Switzerland for the summer.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEIt is not the dead who vacate the premises in favour of the living, but the latter accommodate themselves to the dead.
ELEMENTS OF FOLK PSYCHOLOGYWILHELM WUNDTWORDS RELATED TO VACATE
- abjure
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- back out of
- backpedal
- call back
- call off
- countermand
- counterorder
- declare null and void
- deny
- disclaim
- dismantle
- dismiss
- disown
- erase
- expunge
- forswear
- invalidate
- lift
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- quash
- recall
- recant
- remove
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- rub out
- scrub
- set aside
- vacate
- void
- wipe out
- withdraw
- abjured
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out of
- backpedaled
- called back
- called off
- countermanded
- counterordered
- declared null and void
- denied
- disclaimed
- dismantled
- dismissed
- disowned
- erased
- expunged
- forswore
- invalidated
- lifted
- negated
- nixed
- nullified
- obliterated
- quashed
- recalled
- recanted
- removed
- renounced
- repealed
- repudiated
- rescinded
- retracted
- reversed
- rubbed out
- scrubbed
- set aside
- vacated
- voided
- wiped out
- withdrew
- abjure
- absent oneself
- back out
- bail out
- blow
- book
- bow out
- check out
- depart
- detach
- disengage
- draw away
- draw back
- drop out
- ease out
- eliminate
- exfiltrate
- exit
- extract
- fall back
- get away
- get lost
- get off
- give ground
- give way
- go
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- leave
- make oneself scarce
- phase out
- pull back
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- retire
- retreat
- run along
- secede
- seclude oneself
- shrink
- switch
- take a hike
- take away
- take leave
- take off
- take out
- vacate
- abjured
- absent oneself
- back out
- bailed out
- blew
- booked
- bowed out
- checked out
- departed
- detached
- disengaged
- drew away
- drew back
- dropped out
- eased out
- eliminated
- exfiltrated
- exited
- extracted
- fell back
- gave ground
- gave way
- get lost
- got away
- got off
- kept aloof
- kept apart
- left
- made oneself scarce
- phased out
- pulled back
- pulled out
- quailed
- quit
- ran along
- receded
- recoiled
- retired
- retreated
- seceded
- seclude oneself
- shrank
- switched
- took a hike
- took away
- took leave
- took off
- took out
- vacated
- went
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