as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
there's a melancholy air of vacantness that seems to hang over a beach town during the long lull of winter
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Noun
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Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026 -
He was left with an unfamiliar emptiness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, depressed values and elevated vacancy rates have triggered a spate of foreclosures or sales at steep discounts of office buildings in the Bay Area.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon decided to step down from the company’s board after 12 years and the directors have proposed that Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin fill the vacancy at the next annual meeting on April 23.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Vacantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacantness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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