vacate
verb (used with object)
to give up possession or occupancy of.
are vacating
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present progressiveof vacate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Tenants who occupied the lower four floors are vacating, and a seismic upgrade will begin later this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
In this environment, companies are vacating their spaces when leases expire or subletting them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
“And some health care facilities that are emptying out where they are vacating floors that are like daily things, noncritical services.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
"Now we are vacating our backyard for the Chinese to rebuild all of a booming post-war Sri Lanka," influential columnist and editor Shekhar Gupta wrote in the Indian Express newspaper.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2013
Government agencies are vacating 2.4 million square feet of Vornado space in Northern Virginia.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2012
