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Recent Examples of vacuity His article in Harper’s has something of Joan Didion’s wry bemusement about the vacuity of modern celebrity. Alexander Nazaryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023 The vacuity of the space around an ion qubit means that its state (0, 1 or both) is relatively unimpacted by state-destroying air particles. Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023 For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023 Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements. Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for vacuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuity
Noun
  • Fall from the emptiness of his promises—and that is not a metaphor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • No special effects were required to trigger Curry's stark drift from amiability to horrifying emptiness.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Depending on the thickness setting, the machine will take anywhere from 15 minutes to a little over an hour to finish a freezing cycle.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When buying a toaster, consider its ability to hold various bread thicknesses and provide even browning.
    Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The reality is Schwarber and Realmuto might represent the two best options the Phillies have to fill those vacancies.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In May, the region’s federal district court judges appointed her as a magistrate judge to fill a vacancy.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The formula pairs pure retinol with hyaluronic acid and glycerin to keep skin hydrated, soft, and comfortable while targeting fine lines, uneven texture, and dullness.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These oil-serum hybrids are designed to target visible signs of aging, such as dullness, fine lines and fatigue, while establishing a holistic cycle of external protection and internal regulation.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The advantage there is higher energy density by simplifying the internal construction and keeping those cells close together.
    Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Pynchon’s absurdism is his way of grappling with and undermining the awful too-muchness and stupidity of it all — especially of the American project and its many tentacles.
    Jack Denton, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The only reason for this incessant stupidity?
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There was a time when silence meant slowness.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • All this slowness would be eliminated by AI.
    Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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