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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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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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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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Recent Examples of vacant
Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
As of June 10, the city had 63 vacant positions, including 24 in the Police Department, according to a staff report to City Council.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 14 June 2025
Housing has emerged as a key issue in this year’s mayoral race as the city reels from skyrocketing rents and a dearth of vacant apartments, and there’s widespread agreement more units must be built.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Hartford Prints! has taken over a vacant storefront next door, has broken down a wall and joined the two spaces.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
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Adjective
So as the stunned Pacers walked off the court and into the locker room, their thoughts were everywhere, just like Haliburton’s vacant gaze.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
As of June 10, the city had 63 vacant positions, including 24 in the Police Department, according to a staff report to City Council.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 14 June 2025
Housing has emerged as a key issue in this year’s mayoral race as the city reels from skyrocketing rents and a dearth of vacant apartments, and there’s widespread agreement more units must be built.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Hartford Prints! has taken over a vacant storefront next door, has broken down a wall and joined the two spaces.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacant
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Users on social media have reported shelves being empty at some Whole Foods locations with signs apologizing for the inconvenience and promising to resupply soon.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Taking time off and regaining your drive for the mission could be the difference between running on empty forever and coming back stronger.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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As a measure of how dormant the rivalry is, the two teams have not faced each other since 2008 — a year before Thomas Muller, who will leave Bayern this summer as their record appearance-maker with 751 (so far), had even made his competitive debut.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Before Thursday, the court case had become somewhat dormant since the judge had made initial rulings against Trump’s actions around Harvard student visas.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Those blank entries were then sent out to all Google Cloud data center regions, which prompted the crashes, the company wrote.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
16 June 2025
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Although Chardonnay is a fairly neutral grape—almost a blank canvas—that can be manipulated by the winemaker, site specificity, soil composition, and terroir play a huge part in the flavor of the finished wine.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
12 June 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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Yet Shildt had a relatively rested back end of his bullpen and an off day coming up.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Some takeaways from a successful series win ahead of an off day Thursday: Mayer heating up Mayer hasn’t even been in the majors for a month, but the 22-year-old has already hit three homers and is finding his groove.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 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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The city's vacancy rate is just 0.07%, SWI reported, which means demand keeps outpacing supply.—
Johan Hajji,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Lopez said the department has reached some of the lowest vacancy rates in years as a result of Hagen’s hiring and recruitment efforts.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
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Richards’ finish saved the U.S. in what was otherwise a listless appearance in front of a barren home crowd at Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Transatlantic flights from northern Europe — London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Copenhagen — routinely cross the southern half of the island, the bright, barren ice sheet often visible for up to an hour of cruising speed.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
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“Vacant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacant. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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