empty of
idiom
: completely without (something)
The arena was empty of spectators.
The streets are now empty of traffic.
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Be sure the washer is empty of laundry, and the dispensers are also empty.
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Fortunately, the fjord was empty of the cruise ships that regularly visit.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Be sure the washer is empty of laundry, and the dispensers are also empty.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Fortunately, the fjord was empty of the cruise ships that regularly visit.
—Matthew L. Druckenmiller, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Blank Slate The closed universes Maldacena investigated weren’t empty of mass or energy.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Empty of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20of. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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