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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
Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
When Scout died, Watson was left grappling with an emptiness that followed her home each day.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In such moments, silence is not considered emptiness at all.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All the episodes feature people talking about water, which seems at least in the first two sections to denote a kind of mental (or even emotional) emptiness.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
Fog had moved in, transforming The Gorge into a sea of haunting emptiness.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Israelis perhaps will awaken to the emptiness and absurdity of their military victories.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Where risk once hid in emptiness, engineering removed the fuel for disaster.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
The impersonality of the synth and its aural emptiness met its perfect match in Burgess’s book and Kubrick’s groundbreaking film.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
When Scout died, Watson was left grappling with an emptiness that followed her home each day.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In such moments, silence is not considered emptiness at all.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All the episodes feature people talking about water, which seems at least in the first two sections to denote a kind of mental (or even emotional) emptiness.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
Fog had moved in, transforming The Gorge into a sea of haunting emptiness.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Israelis perhaps will awaken to the emptiness and absurdity of their military victories.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Where risk once hid in emptiness, engineering removed the fuel for disaster.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
The impersonality of the synth and its aural emptiness met its perfect match in Burgess’s book and Kubrick’s groundbreaking film.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptiness
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Already, leading experts on hunger have declared a famine in Gaza City due to Israeli restrictions on aid.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Separately, Biden thrice designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status in the aftermath of the murder of President Jovenel Moise, a devastating earthquake, mass internal displacement, widespread gang violence, chronic hunger and extreme impoverishment.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Regular Israelis unhesitatingly stepped up to fill the void.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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With limited reporting coming out of Gaza, films are filling a void.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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From there, council would proceed with the normal process to fill a vacancy.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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To conduct these surveys, the office sent questionnaires about vacancies to each of the 139 facilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As part of the necropsy, the bear’s stomach contents will be examined.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lemons are acidic, but adding a little lemon juice to warm water and honey can neutralize stomach acids.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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This can leave a certain blankness at the film’s center, but Seyfried’s performance ably fills in the emotional details.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its action is centered on the mind-bending power of the blazing sun and the bewildering emptiness of the sandy landscape; its grim premise is the blankness of death itself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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The company also showed off the Max10 Ultra, a hybrid robot vacuum that can automatically swap between three different sets of mop heads based on the flooring type.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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Vipsun Cordless Vacuum Run the vacuum over hard floors and carpets to suck up dirt, pet hair, dust, crumbs and other debris.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the new leadership team, headed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), all voted against the House’s 2021 AUMF repeal bill and did not have an appetite to bring it up last year.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Located right next to the fabric center is The Depot Deli, ideal for those who might work up an appetite while shopping.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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During Mayers’ three-week criminal trial, an eyewitness testified that Rocky only had a prop gun firing blanks the night of the confrontation.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Emptiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptiness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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