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Recent Examples of vacancies
The Rochester Police Department in New York has 100 vacancies, according to Spectrum News 1.
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Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Studying Sheriff's Office vacancies, hiring and excessive overtime.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Three other special elections were held to fill vacancies left by lawmakers resigning before their terms ended, with two of those advancing to runoffs as no candidate received more than 50 percent.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The San Diego Padres and Rockies are the last two teams with vacancies at the managerial position.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Some of their biggest needs include filling two outfield vacancies, upgrading the bullpen, finding a platoon option at third base and first base, and getting at least one more starting pitcher.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As of Monday, Republicans hold 219 seats to Democrats’ 213 with three vacancies.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The infrastructure study is the latest in a series of moves by city officials to see Sunrise Mall — which has suffered in recent years from store vacancies and declining sales — redeveloped under an ambitious plan that includes housing, entertainment and hotels.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Minnesota is excepted to have a few more openings for high school players in this recruiting cycle and offensive line slots have vacancies.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Studying Sheriff's Office vacancies, hiring and excessive overtime.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Three other special elections were held to fill vacancies left by lawmakers resigning before their terms ended, with two of those advancing to runoffs as no candidate received more than 50 percent.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The San Diego Padres and Rockies are the last two teams with vacancies at the managerial position.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Some of their biggest needs include filling two outfield vacancies, upgrading the bullpen, finding a platoon option at third base and first base, and getting at least one more starting pitcher.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As of Monday, Republicans hold 219 seats to Democrats’ 213 with three vacancies.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The infrastructure study is the latest in a series of moves by city officials to see Sunrise Mall — which has suffered in recent years from store vacancies and declining sales — redeveloped under an ambitious plan that includes housing, entertainment and hotels.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Minnesota is excepted to have a few more openings for high school players in this recruiting cycle and offensive line slots have vacancies.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancies
Noun
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The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In total, nearly 12 tons of grout — approximately 1,740 gallons — have been pumped into the famous ocher walls to fill existing voids.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There were gaps and cracks at the metal flashing joints throughout the cook lines.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As financial inequality widens, Vivian Tu, SoFi’s new Chief of Financial Empowerment is tackling the systemic gaps traditional advice ignores.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The flare suggests there are unknown populations of giant stars near the centers of large galaxies, which also host supermassive black holes — and sheds light on the complicated interactions between two behemoths.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The amplitude of gravitational waves arising dense masses (black holes and/or neutron stars) inspiraling into a low-mass black hole’s event horizon is the greatest in the known Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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The department placed its last order of blanks (the flat metal disks used to make the coins) in May.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the movie, Lanthimos doles out pieces of backstory in short, dreamlike sequences that unfurl in black and white, artfully filling in the blanks of Teddy’s particular interest in Michelle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Vacancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancies. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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