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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Valencia Pride mangoes are quite common in South Florida, but both trees have been devoid of much fruit this summer, and the mangoes that did grow were light green, firm and smaller than what the Ferrari family is used to, which is bulbous, sugary fruit.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024
In parts of Christmas Island where the crabs are numerous, the forest floor is devoid of leaf litter.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 11 July 2024
With the streets devoid of cars during the pandemic, San Francisco and other cities began to shut down roadways — and some of the experiments have stuck.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Families would spread picnic blankets across the grassy knolls as bikers safely pedaled down paths devoid of cars.
—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024
In parts of Christmas Island where the crabs are numerous, the forest floor is devoid of leaf litter.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 11 July 2024
With the streets devoid of cars during the pandemic, San Francisco and other cities began to shut down roadways — and some of the experiments have stuck.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Families would spread picnic blankets across the grassy knolls as bikers safely pedaled down paths devoid of cars.
—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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