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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
Aria Chen, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
The Orioles could not re-sign ace Corbin Burnes, who left to join his hometown Arizona Diamondbacks, and the club filled that void atop the rotation with 41-year-old Charlie Morton and 35-year-old Japanese veteran Tomoyuki Sugano, who has never pitched in MLB.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Arizona could also go external and sign free agent reliever David Robertson to fill the void while Martinez and Puk recover from injury.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
These same governors have passed laws that effectively void the Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement that has contributed to a historically steep decline in deforestation by barring signatory companies from purchasing soy grown on land in the Amazon that was deforested after 2008.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The five-piece group has repeatedly claimed its contract with Ador is void amid allegations of mistreatment.
—Aria Chen, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
The Orioles could not re-sign ace Corbin Burnes, who left to join his hometown Arizona Diamondbacks, and the club filled that void atop the rotation with 41-year-old Charlie Morton and 35-year-old Japanese veteran Tomoyuki Sugano, who has never pitched in MLB.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
The world isn’t safer if power is diffused away from the American center and countries seek to fill the void within their various spheres of influence.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Arizona could also go external and sign free agent reliever David Robertson to fill the void while Martinez and Puk recover from injury.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
In doing so, the commissioners also voided a portion of the rule that requires applications for seats to be submitted days in advance.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
These same governors have passed laws that effectively void the Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement that has contributed to a historically steep decline in deforestation by barring signatory companies from purchasing soy grown on land in the Amazon that was deforested after 2008.
—Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for void
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What would a negative or null result imply about the frequency of inhabited planets in the galaxy?—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Numerous state legislatures, heavily lobbied by commercial industries, have preempted or challenged Rights of Nature laws, rendering them null, void, and wholly unenforceable.—
India Nye Wenner,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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Consumers have faced empty supermarket shelves and a nearly 90% surge in prices.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 May 2025
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In recent years, K Street has stood out more for its empty storefronts and large number of homeless people than as a vibrant center for activity.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 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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The fifth was disengaging into the secondary gap, the opposite direction.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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According to the official, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, Iran evaluates the talks’ interruptions and weekly gaps, which were against Tehran’s preference, as a political and media game by the American side and is now preparing for scenarios in which the talks fail.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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For nearly three years the school shunned NIL and refused to adjust the admissions process for potential transfers, digging itself a sizable hole.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Patching a drywall hole is a quick, affordable DIY task that anyone can do.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
Verb
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House Republicans passed a measure Thursday that would repeal the government’s decision to place California’s longfin smelt, a finger-sized fish, on the endangered species list.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate The Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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As a junior at Yale, Yung had become a citizen in the 1850s, but in the harsher legal climate of 1898 the State Department decided his citizenship was invalid.—
Steve Inskeep,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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When Min’s wealthy grandmother (Youn Yuh-jung) pressures him to leave his artist life behind for an important role in the family’s corporation in Korea, Min scrambles to find a way to stay in the U.S., given that his student visa is about to become invalid.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Dike, who has missed much of the last two years with a string of serious injuries, ended his barren spell by scoring for his English Championship club West Bromwich Albion in their 5-3 win over Luton Town on Saturday.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Without predators to keep them in check, says Laura Rogers-Bennett, a senior environmental scientist at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, urchins devour the base of kelp and can turn towering forests into barren seascapes within a matter of seasons.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Void.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/void. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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