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as in hunger
a need or desire for food
the emptiness that usually sets in about three o'clock in the afternoon
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as in void
empty space
there in the vast emptiness of the desert was a long-abandoned jeep
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as in vacancy
the quality or state of being empty
the emptiness of the interior of the isolated house just made it seem all the more eerie
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Recent Examples of emptiness
He was used to being alone without Robin and postretirement but being alone in the interminable stretch of predawn hours was a different sort of emptiness.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
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Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The condition is marked by intense emotional swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, and a deep fear of abandonment.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.
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Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.
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Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and behold all that delightful emptiness.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Elijah Strand, Athena’s uncle, told the court that Horner’s actions devastated their family and left them with an emptiness that can’t be filled.
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Harriet Ramos
may 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
The scene leaves us wondering about the sudden emptiness.
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Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
—
Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The condition is marked by intense emotional swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, and a deep fear of abandonment.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.
—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.
—
Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and behold all that delightful emptiness.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Elijah Strand, Athena’s uncle, told the court that Horner’s actions devastated their family and left them with an emptiness that can’t be filled.
—
Harriet Ramos
may 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
The scene leaves us wondering about the sudden emptiness.
—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptiness
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The concept has already spread to more than 50 cities across 30 states and 10 countries, tapping into a growing hunger for face-to-face connection that dating apps have failed to deliver.
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In polling across four states, voters were nearly unanimous that ending childhood hunger should be bipartisan.
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After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
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It was meant to fill a void in a fragmented and historically slow infrastructure.
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The more recent a post, the more likely the vacancy hasn’t been filled yet.
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Adamo did not specify how many residents applied for the vacancy.
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The goal is to make the stomach able to hold more food before the brain signals that the competitive eater is full.
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The parasite is killed by heat, so cooking normally takes care of it, but when the weather warms up and people look for ways to leave their stoves off, this stomach-churning bug finds an opening.
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Not only do the records feature scuff marks and price tags, but poems and doodles—as if the blankness was begging to be filled in.
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The terrifying blankness of James Raterman’s military interrogator.
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Fusion reactions require near-absolute vacuum conditions to prevent impurities from cooling the plasma.
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What makes this instance of big player behavior different from historical precedent, according to Eric Talley, a professor at Columbia Law School, is the near-total legal accountability vacuum surrounding the presidency itself.
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Symptoms of cyclosporiasis occur between two days and two weeks after exposure, and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, abdominal cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Monroe County health officials say symptoms occur two to 14 days after exposure and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Portugal swept Uzbekistan aside with a 5-0 victory on matchday two, but a single shot on target against DR Congo and a blank against Colombia does point to an underperformance in their chance creation.
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Opportunities to fill in the blanks Our research has also found that researchers may have options to work around government failures to collect and report this more detailed data.
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“Emptiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emptiness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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