as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present
the little shop in Edinburgh now stood toom
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Adjective
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But the White House should not settle for empty promises and construction photo-ops.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Jîna’s parents, Mojgan Eftekhari and Amjad Amini, sat beside her empty grave.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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That devoid ingredient hindered things exponentially.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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At the time, only a handful of the university’s buildings were completed and the barren campus lacked landscaping.—
Ron Hasse,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of vultures in a barren tree.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Toom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toom. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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