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Recent Examples of vacancies
To conduct these surveys, the office sent questionnaires about vacancies to each of the 139 facilities.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But Grassley has firmly resisted calls to abandon blue slips, noting that Republicans used the same mechanism to block former President Joe Biden’s nominees, in some cases preserving vacancies that Trump is now attempting to fill.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Curiously, these very specific drummer vacancies for legacy bands kept popping up again and again.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
By not filling vacancies, the National Labor Relations Board has been neutralized—any union-busting will go unchallenged.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Twelve district offices had vacancies higher than 40%.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to Nelson, that’s because of shifting market factors over the past seven years, notably growing housing demand in the region and rising office vacancies nationwide.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
There are 49 judicial vacancies and seven nominees pending as of Sunday, according to the United States Courts website.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
By the second quarter of 2022, the total number of job vacancies had reached 1,295,000, the ONS said.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But Grassley has firmly resisted calls to abandon blue slips, noting that Republicans used the same mechanism to block former President Joe Biden’s nominees, in some cases preserving vacancies that Trump is now attempting to fill.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Curiously, these very specific drummer vacancies for legacy bands kept popping up again and again.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
By not filling vacancies, the National Labor Relations Board has been neutralized—any union-busting will go unchallenged.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Twelve district offices had vacancies higher than 40%.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to Nelson, that’s because of shifting market factors over the past seven years, notably growing housing demand in the region and rising office vacancies nationwide.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
There are 49 judicial vacancies and seven nominees pending as of Sunday, according to the United States Courts website.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
By the second quarter of 2022, the total number of job vacancies had reached 1,295,000, the ONS said.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancies
Noun
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Those voids are created in two main ways.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many scientists praised the film, particularly for its depiction of black holes.—
Regina G. Barber,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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The team aims to continue investigating feeding black holes and their messy eating habits with XRISM, but recent NASA budget cuts could threaten such exploration of these systems.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While established names from the local reggae scene headline the main stage, Bohannon continues to build space for emerging talent and bridging generational and cultural gaps across Kansas City’s evolving creative landscape.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new laws aim to address gaps in disaster preparedness by improving camp safety and streamlining the emergency response.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mum was the word from Stafford, leaving others to fill in the blanks.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vacancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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