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Recent Examples of vacancies
Despite this, some have questioned whether Saban is truly done with coaching if the right opportunity presents itself, particularly after premier jobs like the Florida Gators and Penn State vacancies ended up opening up.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The loss has resulted in immigration cases being delayed as far out as 2029, NPR previously reported, as vacancies increase despite open job postings to fill roles in those courts.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
The South Lake City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss selecting a new mayor and to address board vacancies once occupied by Wallace.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
One of these vacancies was created by the ending of Board Chair Joanna Daniels’ term this month.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
If approved, the cuts would leave major vacancies across agencies that oversee public lands and outdoor recreation.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
In the House, the GOP holds 219 seats, Democrats 213, with three vacancies.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Unexpected vacancies have also denied Democrats the ability to sustain their majority.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The problem of teacher vacancies at MPS — a nationwide issue as fewer graduates enter the profession — has been pervasive and troublesome.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The loss has resulted in immigration cases being delayed as far out as 2029, NPR previously reported, as vacancies increase despite open job postings to fill roles in those courts.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
The South Lake City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss selecting a new mayor and to address board vacancies once occupied by Wallace.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
One of these vacancies was created by the ending of Board Chair Joanna Daniels’ term this month.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
If approved, the cuts would leave major vacancies across agencies that oversee public lands and outdoor recreation.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
In the House, the GOP holds 219 seats, Democrats 213, with three vacancies.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Unexpected vacancies have also denied Democrats the ability to sustain their majority.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The problem of teacher vacancies at MPS — a nationwide issue as fewer graduates enter the profession — has been pervasive and troublesome.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacancies
Noun
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The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In total, nearly 12 tons of grout — approximately 1,740 gallons — have been pumped into the famous ocher walls to fill existing voids.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The remainder are quasars, dominated by actively feeding supermassive black holes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Both odd radio circles are in galaxies that sit within larger clusters of galaxies, meaning the jets launching from their supermassive black holes interact with surrounding hot plasma that could help shape the radio rings, Hota said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Funding cliff The children wasting away, day by day, don’t have time to wait for funding gaps to be filled.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its building blocks from plunging into the sun, a new study finds.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An episode featuring Brody’s real-life wife Leighton Meester tries to fill in some backstory blanks, as does an episode that spells out how Joanne’s parents’ divorce impacted her.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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But an engine fueled by filling in the blanks isn’t built to last, and these dots, once connected, prove tacky and sour (especially without Pennywise, who’s notably absent for most of the season).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Vacancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacancies. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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