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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
National speculation is this cycle suggests there might be more than 40 head coach vacancies when the dust settles, meaning the breeze coming off the carousel now could rise to gale-force winds come December.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Voters happy with city’s direction, second incumbent says Elsewhere in Boise, voters went to the polls to decide whether District 2 incumbent Colin Nash, who was first elected in 2023 after he was appointed to fill a vacancy, should keep his seat against two challengers.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
While warehouses may have won investors’ attention in the last five years, given the growth of e-commerce, IOS has delivered twice the rent growth and has roughly half the vacancy rate of the bulk warehouse sector, according to a report from Newmark.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
With Saban’s name out of the mix, Tigers supporters and the rest of the college football world will continue to wait to see what LSU does with its vacancy — just like other programs across the country.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Voters happy with city’s direction, second incumbent says Elsewhere in Boise, voters went to the polls to decide whether District 2 incumbent Colin Nash, who was first elected in 2023 after he was appointed to fill a vacancy, should keep his seat against two challengers.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
While warehouses may have won investors’ attention in the last five years, given the growth of e-commerce, IOS has delivered twice the rent growth and has roughly half the vacancy rate of the bulk warehouse sector, according to a report from Newmark.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
With Saban’s name out of the mix, Tigers supporters and the rest of the college football world will continue to wait to see what LSU does with its vacancy — just like other programs across the country.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancy
Noun
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By upholding his virtue and revealing the emptiness of evil, Ignatius Maloyan earned sainthood, joining the enduring Communion of witnesses.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Critics see gleaming towers rising from desert sand and detect not ambition but emptiness — a city with an unlimited line of credit, but without a soul.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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But Scherzinger is operating out of a great tradition with this stuff, and there aren’t a lot of others of her generation filling the void, at least with her profile coming from the pop side and the chops to work it on the theater side.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sarr has partly filled the void, with Munoz and Mitchell most consistently providing for Mateta.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Vacancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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