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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During his time leading the department, city officials said Henry focused on filling staffing vacancies, supporting employee wellness programs, updating department operations and strengthening ties with the community.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Florida law allows the governor to make interim appointments when vacancies occur rather than leaving offices empty until the next election.

— Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of vacancies

Noun

The goal was to produce a more uniform film with compact crystal grains and fewer voids and defects.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 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

Noun

Using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, scientists have been on the hunt for quantum black holes that are smaller than atoms.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Quasars are actively feeding supermassive black holes, so just gobbling up all the gas.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of black holes

Noun

Now those gaps were empty, glazed only by the view of leaf-greens and sky-blues.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
MXene nanosheets fill the microscopic gaps between those fibers, locking them in place and preventing slippage under physical pressure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of gaps

Noun

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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