empty of
idiom
: completely without (something)
The arena was empty of spectators.
The streets are now empty of traffic.
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Blank Slate The closed universes Maldacena investigated weren’t empty of mass or energy.
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Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
Fiddelke—who has been chief operating officer and, previously, finance chief—has so far been unable to fix the supply chain problems that have led to shelves chronically empty of key products.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
That was a successful tactic when production was limited and dealer lots were nearly empty of inventory.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Most of these are now empty of water and off-limits, leading to some complaints that the site no longer lives up to photographs that show it in years gone by.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
Fiddelke—who has been chief operating officer and, previously, finance chief—has so far been unable to fix the supply chain problems that have led to shelves chronically empty of key products.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
That was a successful tactic when production was limited and dealer lots were nearly empty of inventory.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Most of these are now empty of water and off-limits, leading to some complaints that the site no longer lives up to photographs that show it in years gone by.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Empty of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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