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as in emptiness
empty space
the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert
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as in vacancy
the quality or state of being empty
the vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing
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as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the monumental vacuity of the starlet's comments on the important issues of the day
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Recent Examples of vacuity
The vacuity of the space around an ion qubit means that its state (0, 1 or both) is relatively unimpacted by state-destroying air particles.
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Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements.
—Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
Kaokept, who charms as the Balladeer, recedes into sympathetic vacuity when playing Oswald.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
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Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements.
—Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
Kaokept, who charms as the Balladeer, recedes into sympathetic vacuity when playing Oswald.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuity
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Depending on the steel's thickness, a loop can stretch up to tens of thousands of feet, Modesitt said.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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The video compares the dummy of the 17 Air to the current iPhone 16 Pro, and the difference in thickness is striking — and the difference will be even more pronounced if rumors about the iPhone 17 Pro Max design prove true.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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And while rents are increasing, Apartment List data shows Chicago’s apartment vacancy rate of 4.9% slipped 0.7 percentage points compared to this time last year.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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With more housing options for renters and more vacancies for landlords, the market is tipping in renters' favor.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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It’s made from high density memory foam that offers support and is covered in plush corduroy.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Skinner, perhaps best known until now as an internet comedian, smuggles in his commentary on gender relations and sexuality via absurdist sequences and an impressive joke density.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Tiny terror is unleashed in this mini alien apocalypse as directors Robert Bisi and Andy Lyon pay loving tribute to classic sci-fi stories of alien invasion and human stupidity using tilt-shift techniques that make the end of the world look almost cute.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Wodehouse had displayed nothing worse than the stupidity of the innocent.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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