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 defense is very much devoid of talent.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The latter leaves us devoid of good information.
—Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
How else to describe a technological project that produces art, music, film, and text that has not been underwritten by the human experience and is uniquely devoid of feeling?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The latter leaves us devoid of good information.
—Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
How else to describe a technological project that produces art, music, film, and text that has not been underwritten by the human experience and is uniquely devoid of feeling?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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