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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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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
Plant returned to action in September 2024, capturing the vacant interim WBA super middleweight belt with a knockout win over Trevor McCumby.
Armando Resendiz (15-2, 11 KOs) opened his career with 12 straight wins.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Government staff this year eliminated various vacant positions and others that were deemed unnecessary and made millions in departmental cuts across the board in response to constraints presented by the property tax revenue freeze.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
In about 330 cases, U.S. Postal Service workers tried unsuccessfully to deliver checks to vacant or destroyed homes, since residents hadn’t provided a new address.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Sadly, the Skirvin closed its doors in the late '80s and sat vacant for two decades.
—Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Government staff this year eliminated various vacant positions and others that were deemed unnecessary and made millions in departmental cuts across the board in response to constraints presented by the property tax revenue freeze.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
In about 330 cases, U.S. Postal Service workers tried unsuccessfully to deliver checks to vacant or destroyed homes, since residents hadn’t provided a new address.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Sadly, the Skirvin closed its doors in the late '80s and sat vacant for two decades.
—Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacant
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American retailers cried foul and indicated Santa Claus’s sled would be empty.—
Bruce Yandle,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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Companies that are serious about the future of work know that AI implementation without workforce enablement is an empty investment.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Summer heat and dry conditions slow down turfgrass growth; drought-tolerant grass turns dormant, a natural protective response to adverse conditions.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
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While most hosts of the parasite can control the initial infection with few if any symptoms, Toxoplasma remains in the body for life as dormant cysts in brain, heart and muscle tissue.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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Around the world, natural disasters—including the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina the following year—have entrenched this concept, whereby crises create a blank sheet ready to be exploited by Big Business.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Dawkins will send a standard set of 10 blank nails, one each in every size (small, medium, large) so customers can try them on and decide their best fit.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
4 June 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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For those who aren’t seeking beach time, the island also was praised for offering historic sites, golf courses and other off-shore activities.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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After an off day Thursday, the Arizona Diamondbacks come to GABP for three games.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 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 festival was deliberately planned for the barren weeks in June after college students left and before the summer concert and festival season kicked in.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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The Bureau’s new research station on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, with its high altitude and barren landscape, would prove to be the ideal collection spot.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Network segmentation can prevent the spread of ransomware, so apply it. Disable all unused ports.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Once inside, officers found unused condoms, a large amount of money and business documents, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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“Vacant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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