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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The key here is that in 2024 that growth was dried out as the region experienced moderate drought conditions, including a period of eight months devoid of any measurable rainfall running up to fire season.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
College football, for obvious reasons, has been devoid of flops throughout its history.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The sentiment is notably devoid of any sense of boredom or burnout from the 22-year-old who signed his first recording contract at 15.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
While San Francisco can call on Webb, Robbie Ray and Landen Roupp to anchor the rotation, the bullpen is devoid of the same high-leverage arms that excelled in the first half.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
College football, for obvious reasons, has been devoid of flops throughout its history.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The sentiment is notably devoid of any sense of boredom or burnout from the 22-year-old who signed his first recording contract at 15.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
While San Francisco can call on Webb, Robbie Ray and Landen Roupp to anchor the rotation, the bullpen is devoid of the same high-leverage arms that excelled in the first half.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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