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as in emptiness
empty space
the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert
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as in vacancy
the quality or state of being empty
the vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing
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as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the monumental vacuity of the starlet's comments on the important issues of the day
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Recent Examples of vacuity
His article in Harper’s has something of Joan Didion’s wry bemusement about the vacuity of modern celebrity.
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Alexander Nazaryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
The vacuity of the space around an ion qubit means that its state (0, 1 or both) is relatively unimpacted by state-destroying air particles.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements.
—Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
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Alexander Nazaryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
The vacuity of the space around an ion qubit means that its state (0, 1 or both) is relatively unimpacted by state-destroying air particles.
—Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements.
—Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuity
Noun
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The emptiness gives her space to think.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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The patch was created by combining nanophotonics technology, which manipulates light at the nanometer scale (one-hundred-thousandth the thickness of a human hair) to read molecular properties, with microfluidics technology, which precisely controls sweat in channels thinner than a hair.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This is the official thickness.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ask about tenant retention, leasing progress and how vacancies are being addressed.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the Senate is expected to take up a vote Monday on nominee Stephen Miran for a Board of Governors vacancy.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Only his near contemporary, the American modernist poet Wallace Stevens (who survived into old age), who weirdly enough also was a lawyer for an insurance company, rivals Kafka in terms of the inverse proportion of literary originality and canonical significance to dullness of life story.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Though Brezavscek says anyone noticing dryness or dullness, or looking for a gentle, yet effective product post-treatment—think microneedling, laser, or Botox—can benefit from this serum, those interested in more intensive repair might appreciate the brand’s new 3xGF Serum instead.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
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From startup gatherings to private dinners, the density of conversations reminded me why this ecosystem has been the epicenter of innovation for over 60 years.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lower density means less energy stored per kilogram of battery weight, forcing heavier packs for longer range, a self-defeating cycle for efficient transport.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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Heck, maybe its sheer stupidity.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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What looks like slowness on land becomes strength in the water, where the hippo’s true speed and power surface.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is a growing appetite for slowness, intimacy, authenticity.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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