devoid of

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: 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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But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party's progressive wing as communists devoid of religion. ABC News, 31 July 2026 But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party’s progressive wing as communists devoid of religion. Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Now, halfway through the TikTok decade, another evolution is taking place, one on an ever-nicheifying, hypercompetitive internet devoid of any real monoculture and obscured by fake or bought metrics. Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026 On top of that, the unknown lineage showed up in stretches of DNA that are almost devoid of Neanderthal and Denisovan genes—and which scientists had interpreted as uniquely our own. Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for devoid of

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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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