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as in emptiness
empty space
the vast vacancy that exists between our solar system and the nearest star having its own orbiting planets
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as in vacuum
the quality or state of being empty
the vacancy of the cavernous gymnasium was eerily apparent to me as I shot baskets alone
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Recent Examples of vacancy
In a city already destabilized by unlawful tax foreclosure, fraudsters found opportunity in homes burdened by vacancy and broken chains of ownership.
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Donovan McCarty,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
There was already one vacancy with righty Andrew Painter being optioned (on Wednesday).
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
During that same time, teacher vacancies fell from more than 300 to 34.
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Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Hotels are reporting unexpected vacancies.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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Donovan McCarty,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
There was already one vacancy with righty Andrew Painter being optioned (on Wednesday).
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
During that same time, teacher vacancies fell from more than 300 to 34.
—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Hotels are reporting unexpected vacancies.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vacancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancy
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The condition is marked by intense emotional swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, and a deep fear of abandonment.
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Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.
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One was the rise to mini-major status of Miramax and New Line, leaving a void at the high end of the indie food chain.
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Below is the rest of Mutchnick and Kohan’s recollection of their fateful first meeting with Burrows, the decades of collaboration and friendship that followed and the large void the director’s passing is leaving in their lives and the world of TV comedy.
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“Vacancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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