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as in null
having no legal or binding force
an agreement is void if obtained by force
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as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present
a nuclear explosion that would leave the landscape as void and lifeless as one could imagine
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as in devoid
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
entirely void of common sense
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as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
the cornfields lay void under a blanket of snow
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as in gap
an incomplete or deficient area
a repressed memory that left a huge void in her recollection of her adolescent years
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as in emptiness
empty space
those ancient travelers who traversed those vast watery voids between the islands of Oceania
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as in hole
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
the client wanted an old-fashioned stone wall and did not want the voids filled in with mortar
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as in to repeal
to put an end to by formal action
the court's decision voided the will the cashier voided the sale when the customer realized his wallet was at home
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Recent Examples of void
Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Their current rotation is Zach Eflin, Dean Kremer, Cade Povich, Sugano, and the void Gibson left behind.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Deep in the voids, however, dark energy takes over.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 May 2025
There are also pressure-relieving vents at the front and batwings at the rear to void air from the backwheels.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Assuming Schoen continues his practice of not adding void years, the Giants could create $15.7 million in cap space with a max restructure of Burns’ contract, which runs through 2028.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Their current rotation is Zach Eflin, Dean Kremer, Cade Povich, Sugano, and the void Gibson left behind.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
Marcelo Mayer stepped into the void left at third base when Alex Bregman went down with a quad injury, making his major league debut, and has hit .222, with an OBP of less than .300.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Deep in the voids, however, dark energy takes over.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
The move to create a committee comes as Tesla scrambles to resolve the legal and leadership uncertainty surrounding Musk’s role after the record-breaking compensation deal was voided.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 May 2025
There are also pressure-relieving vents at the front and batwings at the rear to void air from the backwheels.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for void
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Null and Void The first major point of controversy involves something called the null energy condition, under which—among other things—energy can’t propagate faster than light.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s team also provided information that could render these accusations null.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 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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Normally bustling with tourists and downtown office workers, the historic food hall was nearly empty this week.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 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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Inventions may fill in the gaps, amalgamizing the known and unknown into representative or gestural truths.—
Aidan Ryan
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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In the footage from the encounter, the snake is entangled between the basket's gaps, winding in and out of the container's spaces.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Three holes were drilled in his skull to reduce the pressure on his brain (those holes were later filled with titanium plugs).—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Despite his success, DeBoer’s tenure in Dallas will now be best remembered for his snap decision to pull starting goaltender Jake Oettinger after the Stars fell into an early 2-0 hole in their elimination game against Edmonton last week.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The bill would repeal a 2018 law that wiped out a public access ordinance in the Panhandle’s Walton County.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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By seeking to repeal the carbon rules with no replacement, the administration’s proposal is more sweeping than the power plant regulations finalized during Trump’s first term, Carrie Jenks, the executive director of Harvard Law School’s Environmental & Energy Law Program, told CNN.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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But there’s a risk to competing with an invalid NIL deal, because the schools are arming the CSC with enforcement authority.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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That some of the claims of the key EPC patents were invalid and should never have been granted in the first place.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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For many of the faithful, the pilgrimage begins at a sacred mud volcano rising from the barren landscape near the Makran Coastal Highway.—
Zia ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The festival was deliberately planned for the barren weeks in June after college students left and before the summer concert and festival season kicked in.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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“Void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/void. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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