vacuities

plural of vacuity
as in vacancies
empty space the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert

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Recent Examples of vacuities Is this a biting farce about the vacuities of celebrity industry? Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • The vast majority of vacancies are filled by appointment by the governor.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • As vacancies arise, each board of trustees should instruct its search committee to reject an applicant who doesn’t commit in writing to be identified as a finalist.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026
  • The claim, remember, is that these cosmic voids are completely empty of normal matter, dark matter, and emit no detectable radiation of any kind.
    Big Think, Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • If little red dots are rapidly accreting supermassive black holes shrouded by dense gas envelopes, this would explain why these mystery objects are so faint in X-rays, as these cocoons should absorb this high-energy radiation.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Fill in some of the scientific gaps about our solar system and the universe beyond with us.
    Regina G. Barber, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • Find opportunities for legislative or policy fixes to address gaps in the law that limit the state's ability to intervene effectively.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Someone doesn’t have to be ignoring you, shading you or leaving something out, but your mind will go ahead and fill in the blanks.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • There are few blanks to fill in.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

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“Vacuities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuities. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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