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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
But her refusal to investigate why the system is so broken is the natural outcome of her studied vacuity.
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Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
In assigning him that seemingly perverse task, Scorsese tapped into the vague air of vacuity at the center of a star who’s always seemed present and absent all at once.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025
Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
The transpersonal quality of great art has its dark side in the vacuity of hotel paintings, Muzak, and formulaic paperback novels.
—Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
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Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
In assigning him that seemingly perverse task, Scorsese tapped into the vague air of vacuity at the center of a star who’s always seemed present and absent all at once.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025
Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
The transpersonal quality of great art has its dark side in the vacuity of hotel paintings, Muzak, and formulaic paperback novels.
—Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacuity
Noun
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Over time, this creates a sense of emptiness, a lack of purpose and significance.—
Arthur C. Brooks
March 22,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The tens of thousands of conference attendees who surged into downtown San Jose this week provided a stark contrast to the typical daytime emptiness, and highlighted the otherwise sluggish recovery of the city’s economically vital conference and convention business.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Drawing at least in part on information from Chalker’s defectors, the Pentagon constructed life-size underground facsimiles of Iranian nuclear facilities where the scientists had worked, attempting to duplicate even the thickness of the walls.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The exact figure, of course, depends on the liquid’s viscosity (thickness).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Why are there vacancies on Miracle Mile?—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The mayor said the Council’s estimated $2 billion in vacancy reductions, referring to unfilled positions in the city’s workforce, would strain the city’s pocketbook to the point where cuts would be necessary.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Livaura Retinol Anti-Aging Hand Cream Retinol is a vitamin A derivative that boosts cell turnover and collagen production, while fading wrinkles, fine lines, and reducing visible signs of aging like dullness, dark spots, and texture.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Now the brand is tackling dullness in blonde hair with its purple shampoo.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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This is a rendering of Portman Holdings' plan for Amsterdam Walk, which has undergone multiple revisions to tweak its building heights and density.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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In a 2023 study of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, those who followed a structured lifestyle program alongside usual care saw greater improvements in bone density after six months than those receiving standard care alone.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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If not for the stupidity of Joe Biden and the Democrats, ICE would have an easier job.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Smart, skilled, hardworking people gracefully put up with all manner of tragedy, stupidity, and institutional rot.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Vacuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacuity. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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