vacated
Americanadjective
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(of a place) given up or left by whoever was occupying it.
I had to clean the vacated rooms and prepare them for the newcomers.
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(of an office or position) given up or relinquished.
The final deadline for applications to the newly vacated position of Project Manager is January 13th.
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rendered inoperative; made void or invalid; annulled.
A new sentence is being imposed on the defendant in place of the vacated sentence.
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cleared or emptied of whatever was in it.
Having moved the pork medallions to a covered plate, fry the bacon in the vacated pan.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of vacated
First recorded in 1785–95; vacate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; vacate ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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The 17,000 acres they vacated would be dedicated to conservation and ecological restoration — with a few cattle remaining to feast on invasive species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Wirtz's movement deep into the area the left-back had vacated similarly draws players away from the ball, giving Ngumoha a one-against-one in space.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
To be eligible, a person has to have been imprisoned as a result of a conviction that was later vacated by a court.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
About 3,000 other people have been evacuated from the region where the Clooneys live, and an additional 224,000 people have vacated the Gironde region of France, CNN reports.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
If Cool Papa was talking to Clayton through the homeless woman, his spirit had vacated her now slumped-over body.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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