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 sentiment is notably devoid of any sense of boredom or burnout from the 22-year-old who signed his first recording contract at 15.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Cootes has a profile, as a right-handed centre, that Vancouver is otherwise utterly devoid of.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 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
The offense’s problems run deep, starting with a run game that’s completely devoid of juice.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Cootes has a profile, as a right-handed centre, that Vancouver is otherwise utterly devoid of.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 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
The offense’s problems run deep, starting with a run game that’s completely devoid of juice.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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