as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
there's a melancholy air of vacantness that seems to hang over a beach town during the long lull of winter
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Noun
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The emptiness gives her space to think.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Republicans have a 219-212 edge in the House, with four vacancies.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Vacantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacantness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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