voids 1 of 2

plural of void
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as in vacancies
empty space those ancient travelers who traversed those vast watery voids between the islands of Oceania

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voids

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verb

present tense third-person singular of void

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Recent Examples of voids
Noun
If these voids aren't filled with credible information, employees will interpret events themselves, often leading to rumors that may or may not be true. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Researchers found that the solar wind experiments created tiny voids within the mineral structure. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026 Carolina had to 1) identify its own strengths, 2) pinpoint ways to expand on them, 3) scout (and acquire) players to fill those voids, and then 4) get the best out of them. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026 The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids. Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026 Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those. Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026 A week after the collapse, KDKA Investigates learned about pre-existing conditions in the roads throughout the borough, likely from aging infrastructure, where small voids have popped up under the surface. Erika Stanish, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 That disaster killed not just elite athletes but also their coaches, leaving seismic voids in US figure skating for generations to come. Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Modding the glasses is against the terms of service, which voids your warranty. Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026 What voids a bumper-to-bumper warranty? Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 16 May 2026 The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026 The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voids
Noun
  • And that process must begin by creating the sort of roster vacancies Vancouver’s younger players can aspire to fill, or various value-free agents the Canucks may target when the market opens next week might fill — and in so doing, perhaps, add value themselves to Vancouver’s portfolio.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Align Talent With Future Business Needs The most effective organizations don’t wait for vacancies to think about talent.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • That edit-first habit is the real core of how to build a capsule wardrobe, since what is left reveals the gaps worth filling.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
  • Today’s food environment and gaps in health education affect children across the socioeconomic spectrum.
    Jordan Schriver, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead, this measure abolishes them.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Simone empties out the frivolities and installs her unique despair.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Flores checks for spills, then empties the mug back into the pot by hand and does it again — hundreds of times.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Retrofitted rat traps that fired Hollywood blanks meant to deafen and deter.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Someone doesn’t have to be ignoring you, shading you or leaving something out, but your mind will go ahead and fill in the blanks.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The piece has seven holes for customization, and it’s designed to be worn at the hips or waist.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • If your idea of a bucket-list trip includes your furry friend digging holes in the sand and splashing around in the surf, then add Rehoboth Beach to the top of your list.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • To offset some of the cost of the cuts, the law repeals several existing tax credits and sales tax exemptions, including incentives tied to teleworking expenses, electric and hybrid vehicles, and medical equipment manufacturing.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Vacuum along baseboards, in mattress seams, and inside the crevices of upholstered furniture, too.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
  • The crevices may not be fully cleaned through the dishwasher.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

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“Voids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voids. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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