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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Inner emptiness has always been a fixation of Ye.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026 -
While fans would have surely loved to get any of these songs over the past five years in lieu of the chaos of 2020s-era Ye, there’s still an emptiness at the heart of Bully.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One such sensor uses the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamonds to measure.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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The new members fill vacancies resulting from four resignations in recent months.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Vacantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacantness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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