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Recent Examples of devoid The medication has hallucinogenic effects that alter the perception of sight and sound and cause users to feel devoid from pain and out of control of their surroundings. Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2023 The restaurant’s menu is devoid not only of meat, cheese, eggs, caffeine, and sugar, but also of spicy and oily foods. Mary Holland, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023 Low and steady, devoid of emotion or singsongy nature…most of us don't even want our leaders to sound like that anymore! Emily Leibert, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023 Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for devoid
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Adjective
  • Between the atoms was void, and all things that existed were atoms.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Into this relative void steps Paul Thomas Anderson, whose films have been nominated for 28 Academy Awards over the course of his career.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The album is a hot mess of conflicted emotions, empty braggadocio, poor technique, and heartbreaking yet tiresome crying jags.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Reports indicated empty alcohol containers were found in the Nissan.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Together with progress made in other areas, such as finding ways of making Mars warm enough to sustain liquid water, restoring barren environments on Earth could be a key to one day living on Mars.
    Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, only a handful of the university’s buildings were completed and the barren campus lacked landscaping.
    Ron Hasse, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Devoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devoid. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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