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as in hunger
a need or desire for food
the emptiness that usually sets in about three o'clock in the afternoon
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as in void
empty space
there in the vast emptiness of the desert was a long-abandoned jeep
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as in vacancy
the quality or state of being empty
the emptiness of the interior of the isolated house just made it seem all the more eerie
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Recent Examples of emptiness
The condition is marked by intense emotional swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, and a deep fear of abandonment.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.
—Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.
—Chase Garbarino, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and behold all that delightful emptiness.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Elijah Strand, Athena’s uncle, told the court that Horner’s actions devastated their family and left them with an emptiness that can’t be filled.
—Harriet Ramos
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Why do people team up around an emptiness, so much spent breath?
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The scene leaves us wondering about the sudden emptiness.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The average kitchen cabinet holds three or four plastic spray bottles in various states of emptiness, each one destined for the recycling bin—or, more likely, the trash.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.
—Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.
—Chase Garbarino, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and behold all that delightful emptiness.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Elijah Strand, Athena’s uncle, told the court that Horner’s actions devastated their family and left them with an emptiness that can’t be filled.
—Harriet Ramos
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Why do people team up around an emptiness, so much spent breath?
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The scene leaves us wondering about the sudden emptiness.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The average kitchen cabinet holds three or four plastic spray bottles in various states of emptiness, each one destined for the recycling bin—or, more likely, the trash.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptiness
Noun
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Take the drug away and your digestion speeds back up, the fullness signal fades and hunger returns.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Your gut ramps up hunger hormones and makes food taste more rewarding.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Doughty’s longtime teammate, Anže Kopitar, retired this spring and left a huge void to fill in the middle.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Economists say these cities, already with the structural advantages to win regardless, are essentially throwing money into the void because these companies and stadium owners were always going to pick them.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The upcoming vacancy set off a competitive race between Kim and Allen, alongside a slew of other candidates.—
Haley Parsley
June 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, 44, has held the District 8 seat since 2020, when commissioners appointed her to fill a vacancy created when Daniella Levine Cava was elected county mayor.—
Douglas Hanks
June 9,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The pulses are designed to normalize the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to relieve symptoms of nausea and vomiting without side effects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The reaction is often rather stomach-turning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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But the viewers who moaned about struggling to hear the opening-ceremony performance could have easily filled in the blanks.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
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Someone doesn’t have to be ignoring you, shading you or leaving something out, but your mind will go ahead and fill in the blanks.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Don’t Minimize the Impact on Everyday Life Treatment decisions don’t happen in a vacuum.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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Your vacuum is in this category.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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The same slowed digestion that curbs appetite is what causes the most common Ozempic side effects — nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and abdominal discomfort.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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That appetite for transformation is fueling one of the fastest-growing segments of the global wellness economy, according to the Global Wellness Institute.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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In assigning him that seemingly perverse task, Scorsese tapped into the vague air of vacuity at the center of a star who’s always seemed present and absent all at once.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Emptiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptiness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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