vacuum
noun
a space entirely devoid of matter.
have vacuumed
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present perfectof vacuum.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There is consensus in the AI world that the model builders have vacuumed in almost all possible data that one can find accessible online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
As part of its post-storm cleanup workers have vacuumed 63 truckloads holding about 315,000 gallons from the tanks.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2017
"Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Big Short" have vacuumed up most of the early critics prizes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2016
Part of the problem, activists say, is that national groups like FreedomWorks have vacuumed up money and publicity as local groups wither.
From Time ● Dec. 7, 2012
Even for obsessive historians who have vacuumed up every available fact and theory about 9/11, the report provides a trove of rich new details.
From Time Magazine Archive
