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as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present
a vacant room that could be converted into a classroom
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2
as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
looking for vacant land on which to build a house
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as in blank
not expressing any emotion
the prisoner's vacant and distracted expression
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as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
police discovered that vagrants had been sleeping in the vacant warehouse
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Recent Examples of vacant
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the move as a necessary step to eliminate redundancy and improve efficiency, saying some positions were already vacant or scheduled for retirement.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Two or more of the top positions are vacant at weather service offices overseeing parts of Oregon and California, Texas, Ohio and Kentucky, all of which lie within flash flood hotspots.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Among those victims is a 16-year-old boy who was found dead in a vacant house in Boynton Beach last month, shot in his head.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
At least six Jersey City firefighters were injured early Thursday morning in a massive blaze that also destroyed two vacant houses.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Two or more of the top positions are vacant at weather service offices overseeing parts of Oregon and California, Texas, Ohio and Kentucky, all of which lie within flash flood hotspots.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Among those victims is a 16-year-old boy who was found dead in a vacant house in Boynton Beach last month, shot in his head.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
At least six Jersey City firefighters were injured early Thursday morning in a massive blaze that also destroyed two vacant houses.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacant
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Whether you’re just getting started or you’re headed to the Med Spa, Noh has advice for how to up your skincare game, avoid empty trends, and DIY your skincare at home with her favorite products, face exercises, and step-by-step skincare routines.—
Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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The black silhouette of a male head and shoulders sits atop a ladder whose rungs are capped at each end with empty spools that might have held the threads of life.—
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arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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After lying dormant for years, the match was revived in NXT by Triple H, becoming a popular annual event for the brand.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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In fact, the trade market was surprisingly dormant league-wide after widespread anticipation that a hectic two nights were in store.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 June 2025
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Their building process, which takes more than 40 hours, begins with an idea and a blank piece of wood, something the crew has plenty of.—
Otto Rabe,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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Original price: $24.99 This DIY Journal Kit for Girls is a crafting set that includes a blank journal along with a wide array of decorative elements and writing tools.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
14 Feb. 2023
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No team could use an off day than the New York Mets.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Entering play Thursday, an off day for the Yankees, the reigning American League MVP had the highest average (.361), OPS (1.180), fWAR (6.1) and wRC+ (221) in baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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On his release, Stern went on to spend the 1950s ping-ponging between New York and California, for a time living on a disused laundry barge in Sausalito.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Mar. 2025
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One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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The jetliner heading to Nairobi lost control shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and nose-dived into a barren patch of land.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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However, planting vegetation under solar panels—as opposed to the more traditional method of siting solar arrays on somewhat barren land—can help cool them.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Relics like these dot the country from California to Pennsylvania: unused, unplugged oil and gas wells.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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But last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that pulled back $2.1 billion of that money, which was expected to go unused.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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“Vacant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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