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as in abolishes
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 vacates
That schedule can be altered under special circumstances, including when a sitting commissioner vacates a seat early.
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Douglas Hanks
june 9,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Even if a state court vacates his conviction, that would simply allow an immigration judge to reconsider his case.
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Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Instead, his retreat vacates Chelsea’s midfield screen, allowing Carlos Baleba time and space to turn near the centre circle.
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Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary blocks on the law.
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CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Under state law, a successor must run to represent the original district boundaries when a congressional representative vacates office.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
In the past, airport executives have noted that for every carrier that vacates a space, another steps in to fill the void.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
The first two sections of the amendment clarify that the vice president is next in line to take over if the president vacates office due to death, removal or resignation.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
If the mayor vacates office, the president pro tem becomes acting mayor until a caucus is held to name a replacement.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Douglas Hanks
june 9,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Even if a state court vacates his conviction, that would simply allow an immigration judge to reconsider his case.
—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Instead, his retreat vacates Chelsea’s midfield screen, allowing Carlos Baleba time and space to turn near the centre circle.
—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary blocks on the law.
—
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Under state law, a successor must run to represent the original district boundaries when a congressional representative vacates office.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
In the past, airport executives have noted that for every carrier that vacates a space, another steps in to fill the void.
—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
The first two sections of the amendment clarify that the vice president is next in line to take over if the president vacates office due to death, removal or resignation.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
If the mayor vacates office, the president pro tem becomes acting mayor until a caucus is held to name a replacement.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacates
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
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Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes.
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Simone empties out the frivolities and installs her unique despair.
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To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.
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If your airline cancels your flight, request a cash refund.
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Not everyone evacuates at once in a storm.
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There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
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To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.
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This decision clears the way for more than 350,000 people to be stripped of status and expelled, many of them after having used this status over years as the basis to build stable lives all around the country, including here in NYC.
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The ruling, issued Thursday in a consolidated case involving TPS protections for Haiti and Syria, clears the way for the administration to end deportation protections and work permits for more than 350,000 Haitians and thousands of Syrians living in the United States.
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Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot.
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Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews' ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot.
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New research has now demonstrated a simpler approach that avoids the ultrathin selective coatings traditionally considered essential for precise molecular separation.
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The decision avoids an election-year change in the voting rules and may bolster Democrats in the fall election.
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“Vacates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacates. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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