devoid of
idiom
: not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something)
He is devoid of (any) ambition.
The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life.
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The offense’s problems run deep, starting with a run game that’s completely devoid of juice.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The two fires combined into an inferno following months of drought amid a winter nearly devoid of snow.
—Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
During inflation, the Universe must have been devoid of matter-and-radiation and instead contained some sort of energy — whether inherent to space or as part of a field — that didn’t dilute as the Universe expanded.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Hardly devoid of 1920s-era racial stereotypes, Vandercook at least tried to humanize his subject.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The two fires combined into an inferno following months of drought amid a winter nearly devoid of snow.
—Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
During inflation, the Universe must have been devoid of matter-and-radiation and instead contained some sort of energy — whether inherent to space or as part of a field — that didn’t dilute as the Universe expanded.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Hardly devoid of 1920s-era racial stereotypes, Vandercook at least tried to humanize his subject.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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