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as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present
a vacant room that could be converted into a classroom
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2
as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
looking for vacant land on which to build a house
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as in blank
not expressing any emotion
the prisoner's vacant and distracted expression
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as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
police discovered that vagrants had been sleeping in the vacant warehouse
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Recent Examples of vacant
The seat became vacant after Councilwoman Angelica Pacheco was indicted by the FBI in June 2024 on federal healthcare fraud charges.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The Miami Herald reported that the site has been vacant for several years after closing down in 2021, citing severe staff shortages.
—Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Deputies soon discovered a hole in the wall leading to a vacant unit next door.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
City officials have discussed for years what to do with the four downtown buildings: the century-old, five-story Manchester Inn hotel, the adjacent Sonshine Building, the vacant First National Bank building and the former Knights of Columbus building.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The Miami Herald reported that the site has been vacant for several years after closing down in 2021, citing severe staff shortages.
—Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Deputies soon discovered a hole in the wall leading to a vacant unit next door.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
City officials have discussed for years what to do with the four downtown buildings: the century-old, five-story Manchester Inn hotel, the adjacent Sonshine Building, the vacant First National Bank building and the former Knights of Columbus building.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacant
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Though cynics might be quick to dismiss the president’s words as empty political rhetoric, some industry leaders are applauding President Trump’s openness in publicly addressing rescheduling.—
Iris Dorbian,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The day after the crash, the FWC investigators found a stash of empty booze bottles and cans on the boat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The drought put brush and other vegetation in the area into dormant, winter-like states, fire behavior analyst Kevin Thompson said during the Monday night meeting.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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What should be a tender, feminist-minded story centered on a young woman rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns into a middling melodrama about being with a cute guy in desperate need of her rescue.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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One Redditor said their iPad now had a blank screen, but to be clear there hasn’t been an iPad update.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the outing at the California theme park, Cox wore an oversized white blouse with blank pants and sandals.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
14 Feb. 2023
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Interim manager Ray Montgomery agreed that plan made sense, despite the recent number of off days.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
12 Aug. 2025
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The game was suspended due to rain in the first inning and then completed the following afternoon, which was supposed to be an off day.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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On his release, Stern went on to spend the 1950s ping-ponging between New York and California, for a time living on a disused laundry barge in Sausalito.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Mar. 2025
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One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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What might more readily bring about a crisis of identity than the physical alteration of the body, the change from bearer of life to barren woman?—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Most of those barren years came before a current regime that has taken English cricket to new highs of attacking intent.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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This means the likes of Dan Neil, Anthony Patterson, and Patrick Roberts have turned from mainstays to unused subs on Saturday, but there remains a place for the old guard to underpin the ambition.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Acura has recently begun reviving old, unused nameplates, starting with the Integra.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Vacant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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