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Recent Examples of vacancies
The authors of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution established and explained the complete order of presidential succession, as well as a series of contingency plans to fill any executive vacancies.
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Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Screening As Strategy, Not Just Security Hiring in today’s climate is about far more than filling vacancies.
—Kenneth Coats, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The amount spent in 2024 to pay overtime to correctional officers and other prison staff is 28% higher than the year before, an increase that comes even as staff vacancies are down amid the implementation of pay raises in correctional facilities.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The late Connolly’s seat was one of three Democratic vacancies, leaving Republicans with a 219-212 majority.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
More Miguel Rodriguez/Getty Images ESPN's Buster Olney looked at potential managing vacancies around the league, with LA's Ron Washington currently on medical leave after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery, the team could very likely be looking to replace the 73-year-old.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
With Stevens’ appointment, there are no vacancies.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
There are four vacancies in the House and three are all-but-certain to break in Democrats’ favor.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the team, to enhance performance, increasing lithium vacancies in β-Li3N can boost ionic conductivity and stability during lithium stripping/plating.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Screening As Strategy, Not Just Security Hiring in today’s climate is about far more than filling vacancies.
—Kenneth Coats, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The amount spent in 2024 to pay overtime to correctional officers and other prison staff is 28% higher than the year before, an increase that comes even as staff vacancies are down amid the implementation of pay raises in correctional facilities.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The late Connolly’s seat was one of three Democratic vacancies, leaving Republicans with a 219-212 majority.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
More Miguel Rodriguez/Getty Images ESPN's Buster Olney looked at potential managing vacancies around the league, with LA's Ron Washington currently on medical leave after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery, the team could very likely be looking to replace the 73-year-old.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
With Stevens’ appointment, there are no vacancies.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
There are four vacancies in the House and three are all-but-certain to break in Democrats’ favor.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the team, to enhance performance, increasing lithium vacancies in β-Li3N can boost ionic conductivity and stability during lithium stripping/plating.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancies
Noun
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Those voids are created in two main ways.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The images could help scientists further develop theories of how matter behaves in the extreme environments around supermassive black holes, which have masses of millions or even billions of suns and are found at the hearts of all large galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Regulatory gaps Bate is not alone with his caution.—
Ganesh Rao,Karen Tso,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Check for gaps and cracks where different materials meet, such as brick and wood siding.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Watkins ranks second among forwards for shots in the box (eight) but has failed to convert one big chance during this string of blanks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Vacancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancies. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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