Thesaurus results for VACUITIES

vacuities

noun

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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The bigger challenge will be the capacity to deliver results with a US diplomatic apparatus weakened by staffing cuts and vacancies.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
To fill inspectors general vacancies, the Illinois Supreme Court would vet and submit nominees, from which the independent commission would make the final selection.

— Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of vacancies

Noun

In a nuclear reactor or radiation shield, neutrons and photons travel across jagged edges, dense metals, fluids, and empty voids.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Seal Gaps Check your home’s exterior for small cracks and openings that can give hornets access to wall voids and eaves.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of voids

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Is the universe just a black hole that is inside another universe that’s inside a black hole, that’s all black holes all the way down?

— Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Scientists are uncovering clues that suggest cosmic rays come from extremely hot and faraway areas of the universe, ejected by exploding stars and powerful objects called supermassive black holes.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of black holes

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The need for a federal workforce at KSC dwindled, and that’s when state officials started looking to commercial companies to help fill in the blanks.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Kyle Gauvin, the president of the board of Sacred Heart Housing, filled in the blanks.

— Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

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